Milk (cow, sheep, goat and butter) and other liquid dairy products like coffee creamer and other creams, are still holding strong even though nut and other plant-based milks have made the dairy case competitive.

At this point in 2019 it is impossible not to give some well-deserved attention to the departure of Dr. Scott Gottlieb from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Anyone associated with pharmaceuticals or packaging was surprised at the announcement.

The European Aluminum Foil Association awarded the Alufoil Trophy in the Product Protection category to Formpack Dessiflex Ultra, in recognition of the enhanced protection provided to the Augmentin product and the positive impact on the patients who use it.

Nearly all of the world's countries have agreed on a deal to better manage polluting plastic waste, except the U.S., United Nations environmental officials recently stated.

Sensi Products is launching California-compliant packaging that is pharmaceutical grade, child-resistant and includes an informational insert to improve the user experience, for the Sensi Chew cannabis-infused chocolate caramels. 

Keystone Folding Box Co. has reduced plastic use in its Ecoslide-OTC paperboard pack for over-the-counter medication. eliminating the need for larger plastic peel/push blister packs.

Get back to basics and reach the customer before they dive into the papers in a product's packaging and toss them aside. Here are four tactics backed by data that you can use on the packaging directly around your product as well as on those shipping boxes your warehouse sends out to e-commerce shoppers.

Robots have done — and will continue to do — wonders for the labor force, in terms of helping relieve repetitive work and more mundane tasks for workers. But are we taking too many jobs away from people?

Lightweighting rigid containers is extremely important for the future of rigid packaging. Overall, plastics are lighter and more efficient than many alternatives. The lighter weight reduces waste, energy use and carbon emissions through the full life cycle of a product.

For the first time, brands of disposable razors, replaceable-blade cartridge units and razor plastic packaging are recyclable nationwide.