Rethinking the operation could unlock more productivity, and the key to successful automated reverse packaging hinges on ...

Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel ...

Sometimes the packing is worse for your body than the food it holds. Here are several foods with packaging linked to cancer.

Ripping the plastic wrap from the meat or prepackaged fruit and veggies you purchased at the grocery store may contaminate your food with micro- and nanoplastics, according to new research. Plastic ...

Antimicrobial packaging could help extend the shelf life of food, prevent illnesses, and reduce food waste. While there has been commercial interest in plastic food packaging containing antimicrobial ...

Imagine buying a loaf of bread that stays fresh longer, or a package of meat that resists spoilage without added preservatives. Sounds like a dream, right? Advancements in active packaging are making ...

It’s become increasingly difficult to ignore the impact waste and carbon emissions are having on the climate, from changing weather patterns to rising sea levels. While many countries across the globe ...

The figure illustrates the migration process of toxic metals from recycled paper food contact materials (FCMs) under foreseen usage conditions and exhaustive extraction methods used for unforeseen ...

Microplastics—tiny plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in size—are showing up in more than just the ocean. Studies increasingly reveal that our food supply contains trace amounts of these ...