packaging design | Food Safety

Packaging

PACK EXPO preview: Easing product safety concerns in an uncertain climate

How brands can leverage packaging to uphold consumer expectations amid the COVID-19 crisis

November 3, 2020

In the COVID-19 outbreak, packaging is being recognized for its long-standing performance in upholding food and beverage product safety and offering consumer protection.

Packaging

Packaging insert extends avocado shelf life

Mission Produce avocados stay fresh about three days longer with Avolast technology

Rose Shilling

August 24, 2020

A new quarter-sized packaging insert is keeping Mission Produce Inc. avocados fresh longer.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | JUNE 2020

Sublingual Micropearl Dispenser

July 15, 2020

Evielab's patent-pending micropearl technology dissolves quickly under the tongue and is as discreet as a breath mint.

Packaging

Killing pathogens inside cut fruit and vegetable packages

Rose Shilling

May 12, 2020

A new technology for sealed packages of fresh cut produce releases an anti-pathogenic agent inside the container to protect against bacteria, fungi and viruses.

Food Packaging

Packaging protects probiotic yogurt and milk from light exposure damage

Rose Shilling

September 17, 2019

Certification company Noluma International says its research shows that lights, including fluorescents and LEDs, in stores and other places can degrade milk’s vitamins, nutrients, freshness, quality and taste in less than an hour.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | AUGUST 2019

Hippo Premium Packaging Duallock System

September 11, 2019

Duallok is a user-friendly packaging system that meets the 16 CFR 1700 guidelines for child resistance.

Packaging

New sensor detects spoiled milk

Rose Shilling

July 16, 2019

Scientists at Washington State University developed a sensor that can "smell" if milk has gone bad—without opening the package.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | JUNE 2019

How to select the right packaging for your cannabis product

Sharon Spielman

July 1, 2019

The market for legal cannabis edibles has grown increasingly sophisticated—and that includes the packaging options used for retail and medicinal products.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS - MARCH 2019

Selecting the right child-resistant packaging for legal cannabis edibles

Cannabis edibles makers are searching for new closures and styles for child-resistant packaging.

Rose Shilling

March 22, 2019

Because child-resistant packaging requirements vary in states where cannabis is legal, many companies infusing food and drinks choose containers with the best protection—required or not—so they can sell the same packages everywhere.

FDA

FDA, FTC issue warning letters to e-liquid manufacturers

Letters warn companies that packaging resembles children's juice boxes, candies and cookies

Casey Laughman

May 11, 2018

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have issued 13 warning letters to manufacturers, distributors and retailers for selling e-liquids for e-cigarette use in packaging that causes the products to resemble kid-friendly food products.