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Europe: Denmark regulates fluorinated substances levels in food packaging

The Danish food authorities have introduced a guidance value on fluorinated substances in food packaging to reduce the use of these substances, which can...

Americas: Intertek accredited for flexible plastic film packaging tests

Intertek has received IEC/ISO 17025:2005 accreditation for the film and packaging industry from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). The accreditation complements Intertek’s existing...

Americas: BD lauds PolyOne as viable supplier

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) has named PolyOne the 2014 recipient of its 2014 Risk Mitigation Supplier of the Year award, which is the...

Europe: Institute finds EFSA’s BPA safe level high

After having examined the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA's) new health assessment of bisphenol A (BPA), the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark,...

Europe: BPA exposure poses no health risks, finds EFSA

Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure poses no health risk to consumers of any age group (including unborn children, infants and adolescents) at current exposure levels,...

Europe: Sidel launches PET savings calculator for efficient material usage

Sidel has introduced an online PET savings calculator that allows beverage producers and bottlers to calculate the savings they could achieve based on their production...

World: Asia, US invest in creating market-ready bioplastics products, finds report

Bioplastics production capacity is set to increase from around 1.6 million tons in 2013 to approximately 6.7 million tons by 2018, according to the...

Americas: Bemis sells global pressure sensitive materials to fund flexible packaging...

Bemis Company has reached an agreement to sell its global pressure sensitive materials business MACtac to Platinum Equity, a California-based private equity firm, for...

Asia Pacific: BRC gives grade A to Rieke Packaging Systems’ Chinese...

Rieke Packaging Systems' factory in Hangzhou, China has achieved 'A' grade rating in the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standards for Packaging and Packaging...

Europe: Herma expands in 2013 despite weak economic recovery

The Herma Group says it has continued to expand in 2013 fiscal year, achieving growth in sales in its business with self-adhesive materials, labels...