Mondelēz International invested in a European-wide revamp of its regional gum brands this year and the agency involved said consistency demands were the biggest challenge.
NASA has agreed to fund the development of a 3D food printer to supply food for astronauts during space travel and help feed the world’s growing population.
The European paper industry said it is examining the significance of safety concerns raised by German regulators over the migration of mineral oils from recycled paper and cardboard packaging into food.
A new method can detect the presence of the chemical 4-Methylbenzophenone (4-MBP) in food packaging in 24 hours, thus ensuring food manufacturers and packaging companies can avoid supply chain problems, claims Intertek.
Processors have had limited success in reducing the migration of
benzophenone from packaging to foods, with 17 per cent of samples
testing positive for the printing chemical, according to a UK
study.
Demand for ever-more sophisticated process printing, and the
flexibility to handle a multitude of short-run jobs quickly has led
to the installation of a new Bielloni 10-colour flexographic
printing press at UK packaging firm Supreme...
Technology firm Trident has developed a printing system that uses
only a third of the cure power of traditional printers. The company
claims that the system is therefore ideal for heat-sensitive
packaging material applications such...
