Archives for May 7, 2014

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Purdue study: Artificial dyes highest in beverages, cereal, candy

By Maggie Hennessy

New research from Purdue University scientists has revealed the dye content of scores of packaged food products, some of which contain more than the 35 mg per serving that has been shown in certain trials to affect behavior among a small percentage of...

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Heinz to open PMMI’s East Afripack 2014

By Jenny Eagle

Dr Michael Okoroafor, VP, Packaging R&D/Innovation, H.J. Heinz, will open the keynote address at PMMI’s (The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies), East Afripack 2014.

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Videojet: Humans cause 70% of product coding errors

By Jenni Spinner

Coding and marking equipment geared toward food packaging must keep up with the ever-changing demands placed on the food industry, according to one Videojet leader.

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Dow to launch pacXpert across EMEA

By Jenny Eagle

Dow Packaging has launched pacXpert at Interpack with plans to roll the product out across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) this month. 

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Coveris Group unites for first time at Interpack

By Jenny Eagle

Coveris Group will create awareness of its corporate branding at Interpack 2014 after integrating five companies into one last year; Exopack, Britton Group, Kobusch, PACCOR and Paragon Print & Packaging.