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A team of Swiss chemical engineers has developed a film coated with nanoparticles of silver and calcium phosphate, which can be used in both food processing and packaging to inhibit pathogen growth.

Pringles is inviting consumers to design their own potato chip canister.

Three major grocery store chains asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block consumers from suing over violating government food labeling rules.

General Mills and Campbell Soup Co. are in a war of soup advertisements.

The Institute of Packaging Professionals will be hosting a webinar to discuss the potential effects of Europe’s REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) regulations.

To help improve food safety in the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering a mandatory traceability system.

Effective April 2009, labels on pork and packaged meats from processor/marketer Smithfield Foods will state that the products were made only from hogs born and raised in the U.S.

“No additives/preservatives” leads food product label claims in European and international launches, according to a Mintel report.

Due to the struggling economy, nearly 45% of Americans are eating out less this year-a nearly 12% increase from 2007-and cooking at home, according to a BIGResearch report.

As the prices of petroleum and natural gas continue to rise, plastic resin suppliers are beginning to pass along price hikes-a move that could lead to higher prices down the line.