Food packaging materials are critical in preserving product quality, extending shelf-life and ensuring safety, while concurrently addressing environmental concerns. Conventional packaging is dominated ...

In the absence of comprehensive federal regulation of PFAS in food packaging, states are dishing out their own laws. Thus far, 13 (thirteen) states have enacted laws addressing PFAS substances in food ...

Recent advances in the analysis of food packaging materials and photoinitiators are reshaping our understanding of chemical migration and its implications for food safety. Photoinitiators play a ...

A team of scientists has developed a 'smart' food packaging material that is biodegradable, sustainable and kills microbes that are harmful to humans. It could also extend the shelf-life of fresh ...

Ottawa, Nov. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global food and beverage packaging materials market, valued at several billion dollars in 2025, is expected to experience notable expansion by 2034, ...

The water-proof food packaging is made from a type of corn protein called zein, starch and other naturally derived biopolymers, infused with a cocktail of natural antimicrobial compounds (see video).

In the absence of comprehensive federal regulation of PFAS in food packaging, states are dishing out their own laws. Thus far, twelve states have enacted laws addressing PFAS substances in food ...

Food packaging has changed dramatically over the decades. Advances in technology, safety regulations, environmental awareness, and consumer preferences have all reshaped how food is wrapped, bottled, ...

If relevant stakeholders – from government to industry and consumers – play their part, recyclability can be improved and plastic pollution eliminated, believes NGO WRAP. Of the 141m tonnes of plastic ...