‘Time and time again we hear reports about ingredients used in packaging materials migrate into the comestible contents. Frequent causes include printing inks on labels or the use of contaminated waste paper.
Packaging companies have a key role to play in the battle to cut food waste, said Christian Traumann, president of the trade event Interpack 2011 and chief financial officer of Multivac.
A trial initiative in the UK suggests that the use of radio waves
to rapidly seal materials, enabling conventional plastics to be
economically replaced with recyclable and biodegradable
alternatives, has a bright future.
