Category: Packaging
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The BPA is pressing Brussels on oxo-plastics policy once again. Its submission to the Commission’s Single-Use Plastics Directive review asks policymakers to distinguish oxo-biodegradable materials from oxo-degradable plastics already covered by the ban.
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Lecta has moved its food packaging portfolio to no-PFAS-added status. The change spans packaging papers, labels, bags and barrier grades ahead of EU rules taking effect from 12 August 2026 on PFAS in food-contact packaging.
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Cadbury Mini Eggs are moving into recycled plastic packaging. Mondelēz and Amcor have updated parts of the Easter range with higher certified recycled content and revised gift pack materials.
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Thailand is rewriting food contact rules across packaging materials. Proposed changes would widen coverage to metals, glass, and paper-based formats while linking compliance more closely to Thai standards.
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A new packaging report maps food format innovation trends. London Packaging Week’s finalist review points to stronger emphasis on material performance, usability, and premium presentation across FMCG packaging.
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Mondi has completed a major packaging investment programme across Europe. New assets in the Czech Republic and Poland are now central to its corrugated, barrier paper, and pet food packaging push.
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Fresh produce film development is shifting toward recyclable mono-materials fast. Innovia’s new P2G BOPP film targets flow wrap formats that need both respiration control and pack durability.
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Heating convenience meals in plastic is facing sharper scrutiny now. A Greenpeace-backed review of 24 papers argues reheating in plastic trays can increase migration of microplastics and chemicals into food.
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End-of-line automation suppliers are widening machine options before interpack 2026. Somic is expanding its portfolio with new machine series and handling technologies aimed at faster, simpler secondary packaging.
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University research has intensified scrutiny of plastic contact materials globally. Derby scientists found repeated microplastic exposure damaged lab-grown liver microtissues, adding new pressure to packaging safety debates around chronic, low-level ingestion.