Food packaging must continue to protect the safety and integrity of products while adapting to help retailers and producers meet evolving consumer desires.
These casein-based films are said to be up to 500 times better than plastics at keeping oxygen away from food.
August 23, 2016
Research leader Peggy Tomasula and colleagues at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., are developing an environmentally friendly film made of milk protein casein.
FPA joins over 25 top associations who are leading forces in the exchange of ideas and collaboration with an invested interest in the future of processing and packaging.
August 11, 2016
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Annapolis, Md., announced plans to again partner with PACK EXPO International, set to take place Nov. 6-9 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.
Research shows that 81% of consumers say that they would choose resealable packaging over non-resealable packaging.
August 3, 2016
New research from Mintel, Chicago, reveals that four in five (80%) U.S. food shoppers agree that reducing food waste is as important as reducing packaging waste.
The study reveals that replacing plastics in consumer products and packaging with a mix of alternative materials that provide the same function would increase environmental costs.
July 28, 2016
A new study by Trucost, New York, finds the environmental cost of using plastics in consumer goods and packaging is nearly four times less than it would be if plastics were replaced with alternative materials.