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SIG’s combismile carton offers the perfect lifestyle match for Riedel juices and provides busy consumers of all ages with ultimate on-the-go convenience - easy to open, handle, hold, close and store on the go. With a curved, modern shape with easy grip corners, combismile offers consumers handy consumption straight from the pack and is resealable thanks to its innovative one-step closure.

• Breast milk samples were taken from 34 healthy mothers
• Microplastics were detected in 75% of them

Raising a grave concern, a group of researchers said they found microplastics in human breast milk. Since breastfeeding is by far the best way to feed a baby, experts notified they are worried about the health of the infant, who are especially vulnerable to chemical contaminants. 

The breast milk research, published in the journal Polymers, found microplastics composed of polyethylene, PVC and polypropylene, which are all found in packaging.

As of today, the old 500g packs of the powdered coffee brand have been traded out for new 450g ones, in what is yet another example of the ‘shrinkflation’ phenomenon.

The packs have also increased in price, as Tesco is now selling the new packs at £3, up from £2.70 for the old size, according to data from retail research analysts Assosia.

Meanwhile in Asda, 450g packs were being sold at £2.55 – the same price as they had been in their previous version.

Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging is investing £15m in a new innovation and design hub, and an additional factory.

The firm said it was expanding to meet soaring global demand for moulded fibre and corrugated cardboard alternatives to single-use plastic packaging.

The new roles include engineers, product designers and machine operators.

Cullen currently operates 15 production lines that produce 470 million items a year.

The expanded manufacturing facility is expected to see Cullen double its output.

Toppan, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has developed a new hologram on which three-dimensional images appear in response to strong light, such as a smartphone’s flashlight. Illumigram™ goes on sale today, enabling anyone to simply and clearly verify a product’s authenticity.

The list of outlawed plastics includes single-use drink stirrers, plastic cotton buds, most plastic meat trays, polystyrene takeaway packaging for food and beverages, foam takeaway containers or some instant noodle cups, and plastics with additives which make them fragment into micro-plastics.

“On average, every year each New Zealander sends about 750kgs of waste to landfill. Some products can’t be recycled and are unnecessary,” Environment Minister David Parker said on Friday.  

The Food and Drug Administration will research and propose a standardized front-of-package labeling system to help consumers more readily understand nutrition information, the White House said Tuesday.

The proposed update to the existing setup, in which nutritional information is provided primarily on the backs of labels, is part of the Biden administration's effort to help consumers make healthy choices and “to shift our health care system away from just treating disease to preventing it,” a senior administration official told reporters on a call.

Aunt Bessie's partnered with the Royal National Institute of Blind People to introduce NaviLens technology on selected products such as Golden Yorkshires.

The accompanying smartphone app can be used in-stores to detect the unique code printed on the front of selected packs, and subsequently provide audio directions to the customer to locate the chosen product.

The flexible system can also be used to relay key nutritional values, ingredient lists and preparation instructions.

Under this agreement Resinex will distribute Aquapak’s Hydropol^TM on an exclusive basis as a barrier film in all European countries, except Italy, Spain and Portugal.  The barrier packaging market in Europe is worth £430 million per annum and presents a huge market opportunity for Aquapak, and Resinex has committed to purchasing a minimum of 8,000 metric tonnes of Hydropol™ over the next three years based on annual targets. 

“Sustainability has become a cornerstone of the Sweden–India partnership. Our countries’ shared goal of enabling and expediting a green transition is a common thread in our bilateral exchanges, joint partnerships, and business opportunities. For long-term sustainability to succeed, government, academia and industry must all contribute,” Ambassador of Sweden to India Klas Molin said at the launch event.