Packaging: Page 9

Grocery Stores Cut Down on Beer Packaging

Grocery stores are starting to sell single cans of beer to cut down on packaging waste.

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Consumers Seek Clarity from Retailers on Food Labeling

A new study shows that 1 in 3 consumers purchased foods they shouldn’t have due to poor labeling.

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Emerging Technologies

Intel to Use IoT Sensors to Improve Packaging

Intel Corporation

Intel's new Connected Logistics Platform (Intel CLP) may be the key to reducing package damage and loss in the transportation industry.

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FDA Considers Addition of Sesame as Allergen on Food Labels

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Studies suggest that the prevalence of sesame allergies in the United States is more than 0.1 percent, on par with allergies to soy and fish.

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Risk/Compliance

UK Grocery Chain Removes ‘Best Before’ Stickers to Reduce Food Waste

Tesco will remove “best before” dates from 70 prepackaged produce products to keep people from throwing away food before it actually goes bad.

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Coffee Companies Battle California Over Cancer Warning Labels

A judge ruled last month that coffee companies had to label their products with a cancer warning.

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New Smart Labels Expand Informational Possibilities for Food and Grocery

Transworld Data

Smarter labels and smarter devices make way for smarter methods of doing business.

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Senator Says FDA Should Investigate Fast Food Packaging

Sen. Charles Schumer released a letter he sent to the head of the agency asking for the investigation into phthalates, which are used in plastics to make them more flexible.

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New Wording to Help End Food Labeling Confusion

Terms on food labels are intended to help consumers, but over the years they have caused more confusion than clarification.

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Waste Reduction

Grocery Industry Clarifies Date Labels to Cut Food Waste

Grocery manufacturers and retailers are adopting standard wording on food packaging to cut food waste.

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Sell-By Dates on Food Are About to Change in a Big Way

Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)

The Food Marketing Institute and the Grocery Manufacturers Association announced Wednesday that they’ve adopted standardized, voluntary regulations to clear up what product date labels mean.

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FDA Revokes Approval, Bans Use of PFCs in Food Packaging

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The FDA had authorized the use of long-chain PFCs for specific food-contact uses such as coatings on fast-food wrappers, to-go boxes, and pizza boxes before new scientific information brought safety concerns to light.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is amending a food additive regulation to no longer authorize the use of two long-chain perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) used in “grease-proof” food packaging.

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