WS Packaging Group Inc. will invest in new printing technologies to meet the demand for more new business and reduce lead times, resulting in increased efficiencies for its customers.
Public health advocates recently used a little-known legal tool today to challenge a recent FDA move allowing a toxic chemical in food packaging. The groups filed an objection to FDA’s decision to continue to allow perchlorate in dry food packaging.
Mettler Toledo developed the X36 Series of X-ray inspection systems to enable manufacturers of food and pharmaceutical products to inspect products for contamination at high production speeds (up to 300 products per minute) on both single and multi-line operations, while reducing the energy requirements for doing so.
Shifts in consumer lifestyles and the consequent demand for convenience products are contributing to a growing use of flexible packaging, replacing traditional formats, such as glass jars and metal cans, according to a report by Smithers Pira.
Squid Ink Manufacturing Inc. introduces the new SQ-Laser marking systems, the company’s first laser solutions designed for high speed food and beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and other primary coding applications.
On April 24, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, University of Rhode Island (URI) President David M. Dooley, Toray Plastics (America) President and CEO Mike Brandmeier, URI College of Engineering Dean Raymond Wright, and Kalvin Cho, a URI College of Engineering student, broke ground on the construction of a new, $125 million engineering complex at URI.
Global demand for functional and barrier coatings in paper and paperboard applications, is forecast to grow by 4.9% year-on-year to $5.18 billion by 2022.
Ortega is spicing up store shelves with the debut of two new must-try product lines: Ortega Good Grains Taco Shells, taco shells with unique, on-trend ingredients baked right into the shell; and Ortega Crispy Taco Toppers, crunchy toppings that add bold flavor to any dish.
Top Environmental Regulators from CalRecycle, California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, will discuss possible future changes in the regulatory climate impacting plastics recycling in California at The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) Spring Meeting in Sacramento, CA.