All Packaging articles – Page 100
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NewsCut safety limit for BPA in packaging by 90%, says Efsa
The EU’s food watchdog has proposed to cut the safety limit for bisphenol A – a chemical found in some plastic packaging.
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Analysis & FeaturesIs this what the future of the UK tobacco trade looks like?
The government is wide open to legal challenges if it can’t prove Australia’s packs (pictured) have stopped kids taking up…
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NewsNampak accuses Alpla of patent infringement
The fight for dominance in the UK milk bottle market has taken a litigious turn.
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NewsPlain cigarette packs back on the agenda in new review
The government has announced an independent review of tobacco packaging today, just four months after shelving its plans claiming it needed time to assess the impact of plain packs in Australia.
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NewsTesco Finest wine set to go big in bag-in-box
Tesco is contemplating rolling its Finest wine range into a bag-in-box formula.
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NewsFrijj premium range revamped as Supreme
Dairy Crest is rebranding its Frijj The Incredible range of premium-tier milkshakes as Frijj Supreme and ditching the quirky on-pack characters for a new “superior style” look.
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NewsDanone launches new Actimel health claim
Danone is repositioning Actimel with a vitamin-based health claim that will see its patented L.casei probiotic culture relegated to a passing mention on packs.
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NewsUnion flag can still fly on British meat, Europe says
The Union flag will not be banned from packaging of British meat products, the European Commission has said, as it attempted to clarify plans for country-of-origin labelling.
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NewsTesco Finest gets a revamp: First look
Tesco has kicked off a revamp of its top-tier own-label Finest product range, The Grocer can exclusively reveal.
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NewsUK’s first carton recycling plant opens in Yorkshire
The UK’s first carton recycling plant has opened in Yorkshire, aiming to recycle 1.25 billion cartons every year.
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News8% of booze brands stumble on responsible packaging in audit
Nearly 8% of alcoholic drinks brands could be in breach of responsible packaging guidelines, a review of random products has suggested.
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NewsIs plain packaging to be introduced 'by the back door'?
The European Parliament has moved a step closer to introducing “plain packaging by the back door”…
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Comment & OpinionFinding the real innovation gap
Coca-Cola’s launch of a new 250ml can to address the impulse slump and the needs of c-stores shows commercial insight…
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NewsUniversal food labelling system set for launch in supermarkets
Mars, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Premier Foods have become the first major suppliers to be won round to the government’s new universal front-of-pack labelling scheme, which was launched by ministers today.
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NewsGDA+ label to accentuate the positive
European food and drink companies are exploring a new voluntary front-of-pack labelling scheme called GDA+.
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NewsEco-packaging claims surge to all time high
As Courtauld takes the focus off packaging, the number of new products making green packaging claims has rocketed…
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NewsWaitrose pledges to cut packaging in sustainability drive
Waitrose will halve its packaging by 2016 compared with 2005, and have all fish independently certified as sustainable, it announced today in a series of pledges.
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NewsASA extinguishes JTI ads attacking plain cigarette packs
The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled against Japan Tobacco International over an advertising campaign it ran in July 2012.
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NewsBRC hits back in cheese labelling spat
The British Retail Consortium has hit back over claims that the retail industry is failing to include country-of-origin labelling on own brand cheeses.
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NewsCameron: No decision yet on plain cigarette packaging
David Cameron has said no decision has yet been made on whether to enforce plain packaging on cigarettes and tobacco in the UK. Responding to a question from a cigarette packaging manufacturer at a meeting in West Yorkshire on Thursday (7 March), Cameron said: “The decision has not been taken. ...