More than 1,200 chemicals associated with food packaging have known health hazards. Here's what researchers found - and what ...

Which packaging type for a 12-ounce, single-serve container of orange juice would you choose as the most sustainable option: Aluminum/canned, made with recycled ...

Every day, millions of people heat takeout food in plastic containers or buy ready meals without thinking twice about the packaging it comes in. But while packaging is designed to protect food, it can ...

A team of researchers at Selcuk University in Konya, Türkiye, has developed a biodegradable food packaging film that tackles ...

Packaging is the shop window for your brand, the primary interface through which food and beverage manufacturers interact with consumers. Packaging innovation, therefore, cannot be taken lightly. How ...

New research looks to simplify the problem of regulation by sorting food-contact chemicals into groups.

The cuts of meat in a supermarket case can look perfectly fresh even as bacteria are already multiplying inside the package. Is there a way to know before you open it? Researchers at Kyushu University ...

Certain states around the U.S. are dishing out their own laws seeking to regulate the presence or use of PFAS in food packaging. Thus far, and while there is limited federal legislation addressing ...

When 2025 began, packaging experts agreed that the number one trend in their industry this year would be sustainable materials, ranging from biodegradable and compostable packaging to eco-friendly ...

Approximately 60% of all plastics produced worldwide are used for food packaging (1). That means that of the 380 million metric tons of plastics produced in 2015, 228 million metric tons were food ...

New report sheds light on the future of the food and beverage industry. We look at the science shaping the industry. A new report, published by Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA), has ...