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👀 Get ready, the next generation of Bisphenol-free coatings is here...🥁 Introducing the Securshield™️ 500 Series – our PVC-free and BPXni internal coating for easy-open food can ends. Why is it so great? It locks in safety and compliance with current and upcoming regulations. 🔒 Amid the European Commission's phase-out of Bisphenols and rising concerns over plastics in food packaging, we’re proud to launch this game-changing series to support can makers and coil coaters through the transition. Chris Bradford, our Industrial Coatings Marketing Director, sees it as a crucial step forward: “Securshield 500 Series is another example of how we are working with manufacturers to meet the challenges they face today, and in the future." Discover how we're SECURING the future of the packaging coatings industry: https://lnkd.in/e3MNbbRz #Securshield500 #NextGeneration #AkzoNobelPackagingCoatings #PackagingCoatings #ProductLaunch #BPXni #SustainableCoatings #EuropeanCommission #LeadingSupplier #CoilCoater #CanMaker

Naked but Why? 🙄 📍 Coca-Cola began a label-less packaging trial in the UK for its Sprite and Sprite Zero 500ml rPET bottles. The trial aims to reduce waste and improve recyclability while maintaining product integrity. 📍 The label-less packaging replaces traditional labels with an embossed logo on the front of the pack. The back of the pack will feature laser-engraved product and nutritional information. The barcode is located on the cap. 📍 The label-less bottles simplify the recycling process by eliminating the need to separate labels from the bottles during the recycling process. During the recycling process, labels are separated from the PET flakes using the float-and-sink method and are usually discarded. ____________________________________________________________________________________ See more at: https://lnkd.in/ggb8vEWi Shoot your comments and do share! 😀 #sprite #cocacola #beverages #packaging #foodindustry #foodandbeverageindustry #research #innovation #UK #india

Packaging plays a critical role in maintaining the safety and excellence of food products. Packaging materials are tailored to safeguard food quality, to prevent nutrient loss and preserve flavors while extending the shelf life of food, thereby curbing food wastage. Therefore, prioritizing the safety of packaging components remains crucial to uphold the standards that maintain the excellence of food products. SDG12 Packaging Industry Association of India Metal Container Manufacturers' Association IPMA Food Safety and Standards Authority of India Bureau of Indian Standards

𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 • A recent comprehensive European study shows how sensitive consumers still react to the issue concerning the migration of substances into food. • This risk with labels can be minimised easily and cost-effectively with the HERMA standard adhesive 62Dps due to its extremely low migration tendency. • This adhesive demonstrates its strengths particularly on packaging films, even in cool/moist conditions and in high-speed labelling, such as blow-on processes. #HERMA #selfadhesive #material #lowmigration #packaging #films

🇰🇷 On July 12, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) of #SouthKorea revised the Packing Material Recyclability Rating Standard, detailing the standards for rating the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle's recyclability. Please click the link below for more details. #packaging #PET #recycling #FCM #foodindustry #regulatorycompliance #sustainability

In case you missed it, the FDA recently launched a new web page about microplastics and nanoplastics in food. News coverage and social media warnings have caused a stir for consumers and food businesses alike, raising doubts about the safety of everything from chicken nuggets to beer. The FDA evaluates the safety of microplastics and any potential migration to food through food contact material evaluations including packaging materials, equipment, and food preparation surfaces. Similar to how food additives are evaluated, the FDA reviews toxicological and migration data through a pre-market safety and scientific review process. Understanding the pre-market notification and post-market surveillance processes can help your brand feel confident in its packaging choices and in what to ask of your packaging suppliers when it comes to assuring safe, quality materials. What questions do you have about food packaging and food contact material safety?  Let us know in the comments below. #microplastics #fda #foodsafety

🇪🇺 On July 30, 2024, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) released a new Guidance titled "Scientific Guidance on the criteria for the evaluation and on the preparation of applications for the safety assessment of post-consumer mechanical PET recycling processes intended to be used for the manufacture of materials and articles in contact with food". The Guidance will assist applicants in the preparation of applications for authorization or modification of an existing authorization for a "post‐consumer mechanical PET" recycling process. As of its publication date, stakeholders shall prepare dossiers as per this new guidance. Please click the link below for more details. 💪🏻 Solutions: ChemLinked can help stakeholders solve their food contact material compliance problems around the world, including but not limited to ESFA/FDA Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Plastic for FCMs Registration Service, Declaration of Compliance (DoC) Editing/Checking, U.S. FCN Application, and China/EU New Food Contact Substance Application. For any assistance, please feel free to contact us at contact@chemlinked.com. #EU #europeanunion #safetyassessment #FCM #foodcontact #PET #recycling #foodsafety #foodindustry #regulatorycompliance #marketaccess #packaging #plastic

Once widely used in a variety of plastic products, many of these same products on shelves now proudly wear a “BPA FREE” sticker. While consumers have come to recognize and look for products with this badge of honor, many aren’t fully aware of what Bisphenol A (BPA) is or why BPA-free options are so highly coveted. In this blog we discuss what BPA-free means, the benefits of BPA-free products, Dymapak’s BPA-free mylar bags, and more. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gtQdAkUs #packaging #cannabispackaging #foodpackaging #sustainablepackaging #ecofriendly

The demand for shelf-stable products is only increasing, and that has led to the use of more modified atmosphere packaging and innovation in aseptic technologies. 🔽 Much more here 🔽 https://ow.ly/cBZQ50QnNIk #dairy #dairyindustry #foodindustry #foodandbeverage #packaging

ACERETECH's safPET bottle-to-bottle pelletizing and SSP equipment successfully obtained the #NOL (No Objection Letter) issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday. #Aceretech has also become the first equipment manufacturing company in mainland China to be approved by the FDA. Aceretech´s recycling process and equipment are suitable for post-consumer PET (polyethylene terephthalate) food-grade closed-loop recycling. The company's food-grade PET recycling process has an #FDA application record of PNC 3073. The applied recycling process, under the condition that the raw materials meet FDA requirements, the recycled materials produced can be used to make 100% #rPET food-grade contact materials, and the scope of application is to manufacture items that come into contact with all food under C-H application conditions. *Refer to conditions of use: C. Hot filling or pasteurization above 150 degrees Fahrenheit. D. Hot filling or pasteurization below 150 degrees Fahrenheit. E. Filling and storage at room temperature (no heat treatment in the container). F. Refrigerated storage (no heat treatment in the container). G. Frozen storage (no heat treatment in the container). H. Frozen or refrigerated: Ready-made food prepared for reheating in a container when used: High-fat or low-fat aqueous or oil-in-water emulsions; Water, high free oil or low free oil or fat. #bottletobottle #BTOB #rpet #PETrecycling