The China Ministry of Health (MOH) recently added 258 substances to the approved list of substances that can be used in food packaging materials. The new additives include substances such as 2-diethylaminoethanol, caprolactam, and 12-hydroxystearic acid. The move is considered to be the Chinese government’s attempt to ease administrative burdens on producers or importers of food containers and package materials. READ MORE
Compostable product disintegration trials conducted in British Columbia help lay groundwork for open source, field testing protocol.
Compostable packaging holds great promise to aid in diverting food waste from landfill. However, even when certified compostable, the products disintegrate differently across facility types. A growing number of composting facilities see potential for accepting food waste, and the compostable products which often come with it, but the question becomes — how can operators know...
Food packaging designs tested using Systech Illinois gas analysis equipmentAt the Loughry Campus, Systech Illinois` headspace gas analyzer and oxygen permeation analyzer are used in the testing of food packaging.Located in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, Loughry Campus offers educational and training programmes in all elements of Food Management. Students have access to a purpose built food technology centre and laboratories where they can develop competences to enable them to:
Formulate new...
CustomerIMOG is an intermunicipal public sanitary authority in South West Flanders. IMOG ensures the integrated waste management for 11 municipalities with well over 230,000 inhabitants. At IMOG’s PMD sorting facility more than 4,000 tonnes/year of separately collected mixed light packaging material (PMD) and PP material are processed.SituationIMOG was looking for a solution to upgrade the existing manual sorting line with optical sorters to achieve a higher level of automation, resulting in the increased...
Most everybody can relate a story of disappointment at Christmas time as a child. You’ve asked Santa for a specific toy or boot or piece of sporting equipment and you visualize what it will be like to open that gift. Then the moment comes and you open up the package and feel the initial excitement as you realize you’re actually going to get what you asked for.
Then as the wrapping paper is pulled away from the box… you get a sinking feeling. How could this happen? Your list was clear. You...
On 20 December 2016, the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 1146) in the United Kingom will come into force. This means that companies involved in the manufacturing of raw packaging material, manufacturing of packaging, importing of packaging/packaging materials, filling of packaging and placing on the market of packaged products will be subject to new recycling and recovery targets for glass and plastic packaging waste. This is due to the Producer Responsibilit...
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