Americas: Foodservice menu for children remain unhealthy, researchers find
US chain restaurants participating in a National Restaurant Association initiative to improve the nutritional quality of their children’s menus have made no significant changes...
Americas: Government-support salt reduction drives are effective, finds report
A new global study projects that a government-supported policy to reduce salt consumption would be highly cost-effective across the world.
Based on costs and...
Americas: Researchers develop glue from mussels, corn
A new type of adhesive that combines the bonding chemistry of shellfish with a bio-based polymer has been shown to perform as well as...
Americas: Avery Dennison highlights RFID solutions at event
Avery Dennison Retail Branding and Information Solutions hosted an Exhibitor Insights discussion at the 2017 National Retail Federation’s Annual Convention and Expo in January...
Americas: Crown company launches microsite on metal packaging
Crown Aerosols and Specialty Packaging Europe has launched a dedicated microsite to help brand owners experience the various design possibilities offered by metal packaging.
The...
Americas: Pregis releases on-demand protective packaging system
Pregis' patent-pending inflatable protective packaging system, Pregis AirSpeed Fit, which produces both air pillows and wrappable void-fill, was designed to address the fulfillment needs...
Americas: Crown releases metal lids for PET containers
Crown Holdings releases new metal closures that are compatible with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers.
The new package combination offers considerable weight, efficiency and breakage...
Americas: Corbion showcases food safety solutions in Atlanta show
Corbion will unveil a beta version of the Listeria Control Model for food safety and product shelf life extension at the 2017 International Production...
Americas: Automatic case packer debuts
WSI Global releases the XpressPack automatic case packer that runs high volumes of medium-to-large size cartons in single-layer, single-row configuration.
The unit can handle...
Americas: Babies should have peanuts to prevent allergy, says panel
An expert panel has issued clinical guidelines to aid health care providers in early introduction of peanut-containing foods to infants to prevent the development...