Is Pennsylvania a particularly thick part of America? Am I to believe that nearly ONE IN FIVE Pennsylvanians have needed medical treatment at least once, and more than one in ten more than once, after being injured opening packaging, but not only opening packaging in general, but specifically at Christmas. Not just a scratch either, [...]
This looks like it will run and run. I’m concerned about the issue, but concerned that the meeting minutes are presented as though a shady bunch of industry types are trying to persuade people not to worry about toxic chemicals in their food products. I’d like to see a bit more provenance for the document [...]
A Canadian study into reusable packaging has called for more research into the possible health implications of containers that are not sufficiently cleaned after use.
The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) commissioned two laboratories to study the presence of microbes in reusable grocery bags, and a third agency, Toronto-based Spotometrics, was tasked with evaluating the data.
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Not really a packaging story but I think very relevant, because packaging has an important role to play in food hygiene and getting the food to the consumer safely and er, edibly (Martin)
The UK retailer is a main contributor to agricultural development in Egypt says Tarek Z Tawfik, MD of the Cairo-based International Company for [...]
Chemicals in PVC and PVdC? Where are they used in food packaging nowadays? PVdC is used as a barrier coating in biscuit wrap……….aaaah, beginning to see the link (Martin)
Endocrine disruptors such as phthalates used in food packaging could be linked to childhood obesity, according to two studies from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Researchers found [...]
More stuff about xenoestrogens in mineral water (BPA again). More snails in plastic bottles. OK, maybe there’s something in this after all…(Martin)
SpringerLink – Journal Article.
Have a read of this – you’ll notice that they say that they have comments from ’some in the scientific community’, presumably as opposed to actual scientists. PET manufacturers aren’t moving away from BPA, because there’s no need to. (Martin)
Boston – Twenty major food companies have received low scores from a watchdog group for packaging [...]
A team of industrial psychologists at the University of Sheffield have found that every year over 70,000 people seek treatment in accident and emergency units as a result of accidents with packaging. This costs the NHS alone an estimated £12 million and also represents a considerable cost to the economy in terms of lost work [...]
