Seven packaging specialists have come together to create the Barcelona Packaging Hub: an entity born to respond to larger and more complex projects for customers around the globe.
Partially sighted consumers are a growing demographic. Solutions are coming aimed at allowing these shoppers to more easily access key on-pack product information and nutritional details.
Sustainability labels and classifications, such as organic, fair trade and animal welfare, can have a positive impact on consumer acceptance and can raise awareness, but they are yet to actually drive more sustainable consumer behaviour, according to...
A seemingly trivial legal case involving UK supermarket Tesco’s description of chocolate sold in its stores in the Czech Republic illustrates the potential pitfalls of multilingual labels and automatic translations.
More than two thirds of the UK public want to see more information on their meat and dairy products about how the animals were reared, according to a poll commissioned by the charity Compassion in World Farming. But meat association BMPA says these labels...
Global food giants Nestle and Tyson Foods have joined supermarkets and food and environmental scientists to form a new non-profit organisation that will issue front-of-pack environmental scores on food products throughout Europe.
Europe’s olive oil industry is railing against the ‘unfair’ Nutri-Score algorithm and has launched the first international awards to assess the health benefits and flavour of olive oils in the hope the food labelling scheme will review its assessment...
Smart labels that use state of the art technology to give shoppers a host of new information about products could create a direct line of communication between consumers and producers and help foster a new era of trust between them, according to a new...
An influential advisory group in Germany has urged the government to introduce mandatory climate labels on foodstuffs to display the greenhouse gas emissions of products, as well as for a mandatory roll out of the as yet voluntary NutriScore labelling...
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) says it is ‘not surprised’ by findings that just 5% of consumers in the UK recognise its logo, noting that as a voluntary label, “not all companies want to draw attention to an ingredient that is one of many”....
UK food regulators and food waste campaigners have issued new guidance on food labelling in a bid to tackle the 2m tonnes of food wasted in UK homes each year.
Laser labels or 'natural branding' are increasing in popularity as Dutch fruit and vegetable supplier Nature & More teams up with a Swedish supermarket in saying no to plastic labels on fresh produce.
The number of eco-labels could grow by 66% in the next 15 years as their power and influence becomes much great than regulation, according to new research carried out in Denmark.
Multivac Marking & Inspection has filed a patent application for alternative safety concepts for cross web labellers based on an intelligent distance monitoring device.
Small brands are reacting to food labelling changes more slowly than larger peers and risk a last-minute scramble to meet Food Information for Consumers (FIC) Regulation requirements, according to GS1 UK.
Laser Application Technologies has received a thumbs up from the US Food and Drug Administration for its Natural Light Labeling system, designed to get rid of stick-on produce labels.
MAXStick Products, which makes liner-free thermal labels for the food service and reusable plastic containers, has received certification on McDonald’s Supplier Workplace Accountability Audit.
A curtainless x-ray for lightweight products and a seal seam scanner are among the systems Multivac Marking & Inspection plans to launch at the IFFA meat industry show in Frankfurt.
Using a combination of GDA labelling and health logos could help consumers to understand the nutritional content and health implications of food products, say researchers.
An innovative colour changing label which tells consumers how fresh their food is could hit supermarket shelves in the UK next year, says developer UWI Label.
A new paper-look film label will help premium wine and spirit producers keep bottles looking their best and reduce stock inventory, according to labelling giant Avery Dennison.
Consumers are less likely to check labels of biscuit, cake, chocolate and confectionery compared to other food categories, according to Harris Interactive, due to the perception that they are indulgence opportunities.
There is not enough robust science to support the development of an omni-label to accurately inform consumers of the environmental impacts of food products, according to a new UK report.
Ethical labels and schemes may become too closely associated with big brands that use them and discourage competitors from adopting them too, participants in a Two Tomorrows roundtable heard.
The trend towards healthier products and price pressure dominated
discussions at IMR International's Hydrocolloids Conference last
month, mirroring concerns of the food industry at large.
UK food manufacturers and retailers presented thoughts on the
practical implications of the EU review of food labelling
legislation this week, stressing the need for simple food labels
and efforts to stem demands for more and more...
US retailer, Albertsons, now requires its suppliers to use
temperature monitoring devices on perishable food shipments to its
distribution centers, which could force processors to invest in the
technology.
Innovative labelling from Pricer ESL and Toshiba will now be taken
up in 25 more Franprix supermarkets in a contract worth SEK 6m
(€6m), increasing efficiency in stores.
Only 40 per cent of Muscovites trust the information on food
product labels, with the ingredients listing considered the most
likely to be incorrect, according to a recent survey by the CVS
Consulting group. Angela Drujinina reports.
British retail chains have led the way in terms of own label
development, with many chains having several different ranges at a
number of price points and quality levels. But with new research
suggesting that own label penetration...
Dimaco, the Belgium-based quality assurance systems provider, has
cornered the problem of code and label accuracy with the launch of
its online verifier.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) last week published the
first comprehensive report on food labelling in Ireland.For the
FSAI, the function of food labelling is to inform purchasers of the
properties, ingredients, nature...
A new independent report published by the UK Food Standards Agency
indicates how food labels could be made clearer, more informative
and more user-friendly.
