Food Packaging in the News: Government Regulations, BPA And More

Sustainable mushroom packaging. Now that’s pretty cool.

More government regulations and delays are hurting the food and food packaging industry.

Occasion based wine, packaging tells the story of the grape. The last paragraph of this story is a testament to the power of packaging.

Ask for help when running your food service business. Okay so this one really doesn’t have anything to do with food packaging, but it does mirror a theme we’ve been preaching for some time now. That is to ask the experts in certain areas of your business for help before it becomes a problem. When it comes to food packaging, pick up the phone or type out an email and ask the question.

BPA deemed not a health risk from food packaging, in Canada. Just in case you were wondering, no Genpak products contain or have ever contained BPA.

Possible new substrate for food packaging. I’ll bet if some scientist worked hard enough, they could figure out how to use fingernail clippings as a suitable substrate. Okay that’s kinda gross, but you get the idea. The real trick is to introduce a substrate that packaging manufacturers can use on their equipment with little to no modifications and that is economically viable in the market.