Plastics, paper and other packaging materials bring many benefits to the food supply chain, including sterility and prolonged shelf life. However, there is the potential for transfer of chemicals from the packaging to the food, which is why FDA regulations surrounding food contact materials exist. Understanding this legislation is key to creating effective, safe and legally compliant packaging.
Duravant, a global engineered equipment manufacturer serving the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, has acquired Ohlson Packaging, a weighing, counting and filling machine manufacturer.
The recent staging of swop 2017 (Shanghai World of Packaging) attracted 600 international and domestic exhibitors and 20,053 visitors. The visitors traveled from nearly 80 countries and regions including China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Russia, South Korea, the U.S. and Vietnam to the SNIEC fairgrounds to see latest innovations for this sector. The four-day exhibition was jointly organized by Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd (MDS) and Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd.
Mettler Toledo developed the X38 X-ray inspection system specifically for pumped food products as they are moved toward final processing and packaging. Products from ground and minced meats to soups, dairy products and jams are inspected for potential contamination by glass, metal, mineral stone, calcified bone, high density plastic and rubber compounds.
The confectionery recognized that in a competitive market, to maintain their excellent relationships with retailers, the site needed to secure the factory by proactively investing in automation.
October 2017 marked 30 years since MULTIVAC Inc. became the official U.S. daughter company of MULTIVAC Global. To commemorate this milestone, MULTIVAC Inc. held a multi-day industry event to celebrate 30 years of packaging excellence with nearly 300 customers, affiliated partners and suppliers joining in the celebration.
The Food Processing Suppliers Association announces that it has extended its formal alliance with Messe Düsseldorf through the PROCESS EXPO 2023 trade show.
iGPS Logistics, a plastic pallet pooling service provider in North America, now offers the capability to deliver direct food contact level safety for its pallet customers. The revolutionary method applies a food contact surface sanitizer to iGPS plastic pallets, reducing contaminants by an average of 96%.
Mondi, the global packaging and paper group, demonstrated to a record number of attendees at the recent PACK EXPO Las Vegas, how its packaging solutions are addressing key industry trends food freshness, food safety, flexible packaging and sustainability.
