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Standards agencies discourage ‘ocean-bound’ plastics in food-contact packs

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) urge businesses to avoid using plastics recovered from open environments,

FDA proposes front-of-pack labelling to tackle US obesity crisis

Attempting to tackle an obesity crisis in the US, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed front-of-

Tesco trials GS1 QR codes in select UK stores

As part of an expanded pilot, Tesco is now trialling barcodes containing GS1 QR codes in selected stores, seeking to

Recyclable vacuum bags developed by Niederwieser Group, Dow and Kuraray

Niederwieser Group, Dow and Kuraray have joined forces to create recyclable vacuum bags for the food industry, aiming to meet

Soft drinks sector receives dedicated LCA tool from UNESDA and Pilario

UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe and Pilario have tailored an online life cycle assessment (LCA) tool to the soft drinks industry,

Futamura, Repaq and GK Sondermaschinenbau create compostable liquid sachet packaging

Futamura, flexible packaging company Repaq and machine producer GK Sondermaschinenbau have teamed up to create a compostable solution for liquid

Starbucks to roll out home compostable takeaway cup in Europe

Starbucks has launched its new white takeaway cup in Europe, replacing its plastic lining with a mineral-based coating and

CEFLEX issues assessment of new recycling technologies for flexible plastics

Releaf Paper takes part in Uber’s local restaurant initiative in Paris

Releaf Paper has announced its participation in Uber’s Paris Innovation Pilot, aiming to help local restaurants reduce waste and

Could stagnant rigid polyolefin recycling threaten the PPWR’s targets?

Plastics Recyclers Europe raises concerns that the EU might miss the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation’s recycled content targets

Stakeholders call for circularity measures in Clean Industrial State Aid Framework

A coalition of stakeholders led by TOMRA are calling on the European Commission to integrate provisions supporting circularity measures under

Tariffs: Supply chain leaders to pass costs on to consumers

According to a new survey by Gartner, 45% of supply chain leaders have identified passing costs on to their customers