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WUR launches research into recycled food packaging film

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has embarked on a four-year project to investigate the safety of recycled PE and PP film for use in food packaging. Collaborating with eleven industrial partners, WUR is leading..

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Fisheries to shrink by 10 to 15 per cent until 2030

16 August 2022

The trawler fisheries is in dire straits. After two difficult coronary years, in which the fishery was hit by falling prices and turnover, high fuel costs are causing problems in many cases. About a third of fishermen ex...

KIDV compares international disposal logos

03 August 2022

The KIDV has made an initial comparison of the use of disposal logos on packaging in various European countries. KIDV published an overview of this, which makes it clear to companies which logos are used in those countri...

Sustainable straws turn out to be unsustainable

02 August 2022

As an alternative to plastic straws, paper straws are mostly used nowadays. These straws are often advertised as 100% biodegradable, but are these plastic alternatives really sustainable and biodegradable? Two bachelo...

KIDV makes packaging guidelines clear

25 July 2022

The corporate world faces many challenges in the area of packaging legislation and policy. The Sustainable Packaging Knowledge Institute (KIDV) has published a timeline in which many of these aspects are listed. The curr...

Flexcraft speeds up robotics deployment in food industry

18 July 2022

Picking up a bag of crisps or a slippery chicken breast is a real challenge for a robot. An ambitious, multidisciplinary research team is working on versatile robots for the agricultural and food industries that can cope...

124 million for approach to circular plastics

18 July 2022

The government has approved the first phase of Circular Plastics NL and is investing 124 million euro from the Growth Fund. With the implementation of Circular Plastics NL, the government, companies and knowledge institu...

Longer shelf life due to new packaging technique

13 July 2022

PerfoTec and Oerlemans Plastics have started a collaboration to make packaging for fruit, vegetables and flowers more sustainable. The machine manufacturer and packaging producer are creating a unique packaging technique...

New warning label for poultry meat

30 June 2022

Consumers do not always maintain the optimal kitchen hygiene when storing, preparing and consuming poultry meat. To give consumers clearer information on proper hygiene, the obligatory warning phrase has been changed to ...

What will the food packaging of 2040 look like?

23 June 2022

Research commissioned by UPM Specialty Papers and conducted among 200 packaging professionals shows that the industry expects the global share of polymer-based packaging to halve over the next two decades. And fibre-base...

Online edition June 2022: Construction and renovation | Cooling and freezing

20 June 2022

When you talk about constructing and renovating, you can't avoid talking about sustainability and circularity. But there are more developments that influence construction. (Food) safety requirements are becom...

Judith Witte: The more I learn, the more I realise what I do not know

20 June 2022

I actually wanted to write about the nitrogen crisis here. Because the reduction of nitrogen will seriously hamper or delay construction, especially in regions with high emissions. To make sense of a difficult subject, I...

Construction and renovation: Safety first

20 June 2022

In the food industry, there is always a need for expansion and renovation. Food safety and sustainability requirements become stricter, legislation changes. When you discuss construction and renovation, you cannot avoid ...

Van der Plas Sprouts: Rapid production and packaging

20 June 2022

Van der Plas Sprouts is a market leader in the field of sprouts. The company is growing: there is increasing interest in a healthy (vegan) diet, to which sprouts are an excellent addition. Due to the short processing tim...

Column Pieter Vos: Selfish countries

20 June 2022

World crises like the Corona crisis and the war in Ukraine are exposing our weaknesses painfully in a short time. There are problems with gas and oil supplies. A huge wheat shortage is looming. Prices skyrocket and peopl...

The importance of safety in the workplace

20 June 2022

Small packages of grated cheese are an integral part of the Dutch kitchen. Everyone knows that grating yourself results in rather greasy kitchen material. Of course this is no different for a professional cheese processo...