Scientists at Leatherhead Food International measured latex allergen levels in 21 types of food packaging.
Activist researchers claim BPA causes obesity because it can be used in fast food packaging.
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He said his aim is to ban Styrofoam food packaging from stores and restaurants.
Cargill's NatureWorks division deploys bacteria to turn corn into a biodegradable plastic for water bottles, clothing and food packaging.
The science confirming the safety of BPA in food packaging is very strong, yet some advocates find it somewhat unsettled.
Mr. KEVIN SWIFT (American Chemical Council): Food packaging, all sorts of films, trash bags, diapers, toys, housewares, crates, drums, bottles.
The controversy should be settled: Bisphenol A (BPA) is safe for use in its current food packaging and contact applications.
Landec (LNDC), a food packaging supplier, announced that third quarter earnings were flat and expected revenue to fall during the quarter quarter.
Although commonly referred to as Styrofoam, that brand of polystyrene foam isn't used in food packaging, according to its manufacturer, Dow Chemical Co.
The scheme has made no change to recycling plastic bottles and food packaging, which can still be dropped off at the bring bank sites.
People are also trying to get rid of dangerous microbes at home, especially when it comes to food packaging, plastic furniture and their children's bath toys.
The mayor who has taken on smoking, sugary drinks and salt is also expected to talk about working with the City Council to ban Styrofoam food packaging from stores and restaurants.
It is biodegradable, safe enough to be used as food packaging, can be processed like existing thermoplastics into coloured or transparent material and can be manufactured from renewable resources such as maize and sugarcane.
On another front, the mayor proposed banning Styrofoam food packaging from stores and restaurants and he called on the city to begin recycling food waste, which can be used as fertilizer or converted to energy.
But unlike some of its more sophisticated cousins, it feeds directly from the html site and does not yet have the ability to call up data based on bar or QR codes on food packaging.
Nano-composite plastics are going to be a major component of nano-enhanced food packaging, and Nanocor has more than 40 issued patents in its intellectual property portfolio, primarily regarding the creation of nanoclays and nanomer surface treatments.
Its invocation would provide crusading NGOs, bloggers and activist journalists with an unchecked justification for rejecting almost any processed food, especially those made using genetic modification or where trace chemicals can be found in food packaging.
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In recent years, the company has added an email address to its food packaging where customers can direct complaints, and restaurants in some regions of the country have recently started asking customers to fill out an online survey, using information on their receipts.
After reading about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and seeing a photograph of an albatross with its belly full of plastic several years ago, Terry started cataloguing the plastic waste she creates each year, concentrating on disposable plastics (not her laptop or television, but things like food packaging, shipping waste, straws, and so forth).
This is the situation currently unfolding at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), where regulators have until March 31 to comply with a consent judgment by responding to a petition by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to ban the use of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging, food containers and other materials likely to be ingested or to come into contact with food.
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The Trostre site makes a wide range of tinplate products for the food and packaging industries, including specialised coated tins.
Food and packaging costs were 1.9% higher than the same quarter last year, and the firm said beef costs were up, but less than 1%.
Jack in the Box trimmed the fat in its second quarter, helping it to overcome higher costs for food and packaging and same-store sales that were sapped by softening consumer spending.
James Stoppert, president of Cargill Dow Polymers, is hoping to build a polylactide plant that will start up in 2002 and produce 135, 000 tonnes a year for the textile and food-packaging markets.
James Stoppert, president of Cargill Dow Polymers, is hoping to build a polylactide plant that will start up in 2002 and produce 300 million pounds a year for the textile and food-packaging markets.
Cancer-causing chemicals were suddenly said to be everywhere: in water, in food, in packaging.
There are not nearly enough studies that can adequately demonstrate the safety of nanoparticles in food additives or packaging.
The cost of food, cost and packaging (as a percentage of sales) rose significantly due to high commodity prices.
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This will be used, for instance, in boil-bag food products and microwavable packaging.
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