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The issue carries on with the overview about labeling and coding. International label consultant Mike Fairley looks at what the label in- dustry can now offer to the beverage industry in terms of label materials, printing technologies, added-value solutions and opportunities for the future.

Atlantic Zeiser speaks about bar codes that remains one of the most cost-effective solutions for coding packaging with changing information and variable data.

An interesting research focused on shelf-life, examins celery. The aim of the study performed by University of Catania was to assess the shelf life of celery plants packed in two different plastic films polyolefin anti-fog and a polypropylene micro-perforated.

In the column Design, the future of packaging by Giovanni Brunazzi. In the past few decades and to an increasing degree today, packaging attempts to lend a new, emotional vision to the products it contains. This vision has become increasingly complex and dialectical, packaging must do many things: contribute in an essential way to the development and success of brand identity

For packaging materials, glass packaging is under the spotlight. Glass has many distinguishing and intrinsic characteristics and all of them can surely guarantee quality, health and long life to many sensitive food products.

Last but not the least the article about Ready meals packaging . Higher quality ready meals options offer growth opportunities in food. Packaging has a key role to win in the shelves. From Packforum updates on markets, technologies, food industries and retailers.

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