Helping Corn-Based Plastics Take More Heat

Your favorite catsup or fruit juice might be "hot-filled" at the food-processing plant—that is, poured into its waiting container while the catsup or juice is still hot from pasteurization. Current containers made from corn-based plastics literally can't take the heat of hot-filling, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) chemist William J. Orts.

Drink technology India finds fertile soil

India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. It has a prosperous middle class, numbering around 300 million, who are oriented towards western consumer habits. The beverages market is profiting from this, and for many years it has been experiencing a unique boom.

Already beverages consumption in India is the third highest in the world, after the US and China – and there seems to be no end in sight to this rise. Across all categories of beverages, further increases – some in double-digit figures – are predicted for the coming years.

Request for data on perfluoroalkylated substances in food

Member States, research institution, academia and any other stakeholders are invited to submit data on the presence of PFAS in food. Data obtained in previous years are also welcome.Fo more details on how to submit the data on PFAS please follow the link DATEX How to submit data where under the section Reporting formats you can find the following files:

Packaging industry gets going again

From Nurnberg Messe the innovative packaging solutions (FachPack), the creative approaches to packaging processing (PrintPack) and the cost-saving ideas for packaging logistics (LogIntern).

The Interview by Apeal: Julian Carroll

Highlights of the second edition of “Steel for Packaging Update” the newsletter by Apeal, include an interview with Julian Carroll, the Managing Director of the European Organization for Packaging and the Environment (EUROPEN), who shares his perspectives on what’s on the agenda for packaging for the years to come.

Innovations in Coating Laminating and Vacuum Web Coating

The Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) will host its annual Fall Technical Conference and 24th International Conference on Vacuum Web Coating, October 17-20, 2010, at the Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

The dual-track schedule devoted to Coating/Laminating and Vacuum Web Coating opens and closes with joint sessions on developments in nanotechnology, conductive films, photovoltaic technology, sustainability, markets, and business practices.

Packaging 2020: responsibility for packaging waste under review

The future development of responsibility for packaging waste management is the subject of an international seminar in Brussels on 6 October 2010. The seminar, Packaging 2020: Cradle to Cradle Management, jointly sponsored by EUROPEN and PRO EUROPE will bring experts from the packaging value chain together with representatives from public authorities to assess the achievements and status of packaging waste management schemes established under EPR principles in various European countries. The further development of these schemes and possible adaptation of similar systems in North America and other parts of the globe will also be discussed.