Paper-based packaging method to control Listeria and E. coli
28 October, 2011The recent Listeria and E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks associated with cantaloupe and raw beef in North America reveal that the current available methods and procedures for food safety are failing to achieve full control of these deadly pathogens. New packaging approaches, by Canadian researchers from the Sentinel Bioactive Paper Network, for improving food safety are ongoing and can provide solutions for biocontrol by using immobilised phage.
Smart lid wins food safety OHS award
21 October, 2011The Smart Lid, a disposable colour-changing coffee lid, has won the Occupational Health & Safety 2011 New Product of the Year Award in the US.
The changing shape of beverage cartons
07 October, 2011The trend toward non-alcoholic beverages is continuing. This is especially clear to German breweries, which for years have been adapting to a decline of 1-2% in the per capita consumption of beer by selling more non-alcoholic beverages.
Precisionpack mock-up pack service
22 September, 2011 byPrecisionpack is now offering a service that allows suppliers to ‘mock up’ its new product packaging.
Cryovac BDF whole bird film packaging
21 September, 2011 byCryovac BDF whole bird’s puncture-resistant, leak-proof packaging ensures that supermarket shelves and shoppers’ hands stay sanitary. The barrier shrink film and hermetic seals are claimed to be able to eliminate the risk of cross-contamination by Salmonella, Campylobacter and other microorganisms to other goods. Modified atmosphere trapped in the pack is also claimed to extend the shelf life of the poultry.
HZ-Wellpack Jetseal cap wadding material range
20 September, 2011 byThe HZ-Wellpack Jetseal range is suitable for all cap wadding material requirements. The extensive range of wadding materials includes: paper, PE, EPE, PP, PET, aluminium foils and other specialty polymers and laminates of these materials.
Crown Closures metal cap range
19 September, 2011 byThe Crown Closures metal cap range is not only designed to seal a product for protection and preservation, it can also provide ‘shelf appeal’ to help to sell the product. Available in printed or plain formats, the caps can be embossed for the premium image or specially shaped to give brand recognition and differentiation.
Bosch Packaging Technology Eco|Save|Pack packaging
16 September, 2011The Bosch Packaging Technology Eco|Save|Pack packaging is a safe and eco-friendly tray carton for the packaging of fragile products. The package will be produced on the CUT 120 horizontal cartoning machine that has production rates up to 120 pieces/min. The pack style was created by Bosch in cooperation with the carton manufacturer Faller.
Avery Dennison Flexis Air One-way coffee valve
06 July, 2011 byThe Avery Dennison Flexis Air One-way coffee valve is a pressure-sensitive degassing valve that can be applied at high speeds to flexible or rigid containers of ground or whole bean coffee.
Flexis Steam valve
05 July, 2011 byThe Flexis Steam valve is suitable for food producers of ready-to-eat meals. The custom-engineered valve allows the measured escape of steam from food packaging during microwave cooking. The self-venting valve is claimed to enable home-heated packaged foods to cook with greater consistency, more thoroughly and faster than foods in conventional steam-release packages.
Avery Dennison Flexis Oxygen Valve
04 July, 2011 byThe Avery Dennison Flexis Oxygen Valve is a multi-level solution to oxygenating meats. The valve provides retailers with greater control over when packaged meat will bloom for placement in display cases.
Curwood FreshCase vacuum packaging for red meat
01 July, 2011 byFreshCase packaging is a material technology from Curwood for case-ready meats. It is claimed to deliver flavour, quality and extended shelf life of vacuum packaging; the fresh red colour consumers prefer; and cost advantages.
Label Power Stone Paper Labels
30 June, 2011Stone Paper is said to be a natural product manufactured from calcium carbonate which is a by-product of limestone quarrying. The calcium carbonate is ground into a fine white chalk powder and blended with a non-toxic resin to create Stone Paper.
Krones LitePac pack strapping
30 June, 2011Krones LitePac pack strapping is used for PET secondary packaging. The product is designed to provide a resource-economical alternative to film-wrapped shrink packs.
Tetra Evero Aseptic 1 L carton bottle for milk
30 June, 2011The Tetra Evero Aseptic is a 1 L aseptic carton bottle for milk. The bottle combines the easy handling and pouring of a bottle with the environmental and cost advantages of a carton.
