July 2013

alcohol concern cymru is stating the importance of clearer information about amount of calorie content on alcohol packaging to let more people enjoy alcohol sensibly. andrew misell is manager at alcohol concern cymru. he explains that alcohol is a great source of hidden calories. he further said that too much drinking can also lead to weight gain. amongst adults that drink in wales, about 10 of their total calorie intake comes from alcohol. then too, 82 of drinkers have little idea regarding how many calories are in a standard glass of wine or a pint of beer.

recently, a packaging designer agency unveiled the outcomes of a latest study showing that a large number of people that purchase whiskey select the bottle only on the basis of its packaging. chris lumsden is the codirector of good, the agency of packaging design that reported the findings. chris said that they know a lot regarding whiskey drinkers. however, before the product is given to a consumer, someone is purchasing it and they don&rsquot know anything much about them.

retailers are confusing shoppers for buying ownbrand products that &quotborrow&quot rudiments from the packaging of established and market leading competitors, according to a watchdog. a fifth of which members mentioned that they had accidentally purchased a supermarket version of a favourite brand at least once. about 60 of those also mentioned that the mistake left them feeling misled or annoyed.

a study published in advance of print in the peerreviewed journal environmental health perspectives ehp mentions what scientists consider is the worst documented case of food contamination in u.s. with polybrominated diphenyl ether pbde flame retardants. the incident marks the first time food contamination has been thought to result from pbdes in a food&rsquos packaging, as well.

arla foods, which is one of the most prominent uk dairy producers, has updated its lurpak spreadables butter products by adding metalized paper labelling in it from ar metalizing. this change is believed to give a new shelf appeal to products. as soon as arla foods decided the spreadables tubs were in line for a renovation, they had a checklist of needs for the latest design it had to offer product protection, shelf appeal and sustainability.

new milk packaging is intended at keeping milk fresher for longer duration. this innovative triplelayered &quotlightproof&quot&39 anchor milk bottles are now offered to customers across the country. fonterra mentions that its innovative anchor triplelayer bottle was the primary fresh milk packaging in new zealand that had 100 percent light proof feature. even small levels of &quotlightstrike&quot caused degradation in milk, making it less nutritional and resulting in poor taste, fonterra mentioned.

perimeter brand packaging of northborough, mass., u.s.a. serves easytoshare sweets with an oval, reclosable handout tub. it provides product visibility with its container being a clear injectionmolded polypropylene. it is an alternative with fullcolor inmold labeling iml, while boosting sales, simplifying logistics involved with changing graphics or limitededition designs, enhancing brand identity and shelf impact, and providing a 5&times16inch billboard.

honeycomb, which is a project management company, created the brand as a licensee of britvic that owns j2o soft drinks. britvic approached honeycomb to develop the range of sweets and design the packaging on the strong points of earlier projects for britvic, including work on robinsons drinks and fruit shoots. the designs of the pack are based upon brand guidelines chalked down by blue marlin, which revamped j2o in the year of 2009, and then again refreshed the branding in 2011, at the time when it worked on packaging projects.

an examination has started into the supply chain of uk glass packaging to gain a deeper insight into the potential results of introducing targets for split recycling for this material stream. valpak, which is supported by wrap, along with other key stakeholders including the environment agency and defra will provide support into the project. if split targets are introduced, with the intention of achieving compliance for 2013, at least 63 of glass packaging recycling must come from remelt.

to put a stop on molecules migrating from plastic packaging into the food they contain, researchers are identifying each decisive point where this incident can occur, using a process inspired from aeronautics. this occurrence is not obvious when investigating a microwavable bowl of chinese soup or a wrapped lettuce. however, plastic food packaging is made up of multiple layers intended to work as a barrier for bacteria or oxygen.