Archives for March 4, 2004

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Ready meal packaging breakthrough

A new thermoplastic alloy, designed for use in large retort packaging sterilisation trays, could help improve the productivity for food processors, according to manufacturer GE Advanced Materials. Noryl PPX 615 resin - an alloy of polyphenylene ether...

Packaging deserves a better reputation

A major packaging industry body in the UK has called for the establishment of a Packaging Standards Council to deal with public concerns over waste. In an interview with FoodProductionDaily.com, the Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment...

Fischler muses on sugar reform

With the Commission proposal for changes to the EU sugar regime but a few months away, Commissioner Franz Fischler explains why sugar reform is 'unavoidable.'