John West tuna owner Simplot has responded to its negative listing on the Greenpeace canned tuna guide 2012, saying it “has been working towards improving the sustainability of John West’s products for many years.”
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Bioplastics Pavillion at AUSPACK PLUS 2013
Today we announce plans to continue with the successful Bioplastics Pavilion that was introduced in 2009 to allow key industry experts to come together under one roof to help the visitors understand bioplastics.
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Maggie Beer slams supermarket dominance
Celebrity chef and food producer Maggie Beer is the latest industry insider to accuse the major supermarkets of failing to support Australian food growers and manufacturers.
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APPMA Welcomes New Board Member
The Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) announced today that they have welcomed a new Director to the Board, Derek Ford.
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Nestlé loses appeal against Cadbury’s purple
Food giant Nestlé has lost its court battle with Cadbury over the colour purple.
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Wal-Mart offers discounts on healthy foods: should Australia follow suit?
America’s largest supermarket has teamed up with a leading insurance company to offer healthy foods at a reduced price.
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Buying local food most important to Aussies, research finds
Australians are more likely to buy locally grown foods than any other products, new research has shown.
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Consumers misled over serving sizes: Choice calls for reform
Consumer watchdog Choice is calling for an overhaul to current labelling standards, after research revealed some manufacturers are misleading consumers over portion sizes to make their products seem healthier.
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Govt not amused by big tobacco’s plain packaging “sick joke”
The federal health minister has slammed big tobacco’s “sick joke,” which has seen the first two companies rolling out the plain packaging for cigarettes in ways that do not comply with the new standards.
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Global packaging market expected to reach $329 billion in 2012
New research indicates that the global food and drink packaging market will have a value of $329 billion in 2012, according to a new report.
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Edible packaging encases food in skin-like substance
Cambridge-based company Wikicell Designs have created a nutritious, edible, skin-like packaging that encases and protects food in the same way that a grape is protected by its skin.
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Plain tobacco packaging in India: a giant leap for global public health
The world is watching Australia progress toward tobacco plain packaging. A number of developed countries have said they will follow suit. But as tobacco companies lose their grip in developed countries, it’s likely they’ll increasingly target emerging markets with their poison.
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Progress on health claims standards in Australia not without critics
There has long been contention regarding the regulation of health claims that are applied to food, but the proposed introduction of a Health Claims standard into the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code has also raised concerns.
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An affront to the rule of law: international tribunals to decide on plain packaging
The Australian High Court has found that the Gillard Government’s Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 does not breach that section of the constitution that prohibits federal legislation acquiring property except on just terms.
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EU overhauls food labelling requirements
Consumers around the world are demanding greater transparency when it comes to food labels and it seems the EU is one of the governments that is listening.
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Packaging-free grocery store opens in Austin, Texas
With excessive packaging increasingly coming under fire, is it any wonder that one ingenious store decided to do away with it altogether?
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First ‘bio-based’ tie layer aims to make packaging more green
The one aspect of food production that probably faces more criticism than others for its environmental impact is packaging, but a new sustainable, bio-based alternative seeks to change this.
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World’s Most Expensive Paper Lunch Bag
Would you spend $290 on a paper lunch bag?
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Heineken Cube Concept Looks like Milk Carton for Grown Ups
Heineken aren’t re-inventing the wheel, they’re just putting beer into a box.
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Quest for Better Beer Results in Revolutionary ‘Gizmo’ Bottle cap
Don Park’s quest for an easier way to get fresh lime juice into a cold beer leads to the invention of revolutionary ‘Gizmo’ bottle cap.
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