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Read the label

All packaged foods sold in the US will be required to label their trans-fat content from 2006 following an FDA ruling this week. But some organisations say it does not go far enough towards educating consumers about the potential danger of the...

Fresh ideas

Packaging firm Cryovac has launched a range of self-adhesive oxygen scavenging labels designed to extend product shelf life.

Controversy over Commission proposals

Proposed new European regulations governing the safety of chemicals may result in food producers having to carry out tests on at least 30,000 substances that have never previously been tested before.

An automatic choice

Overcartoning and boxing machines specialist Aries Packaging is moving into robotics. The company believes that greater automation will bring its clients greater flexibility, taking into account all end of line functionalities for bottles and containers.