edible film for unit dosing dry ingredients the new f100 edible film is made from fdaapproved ingredients for unit dose packaging of dry ingredients for mixing and batching in food processing. it is especially useful for packaging flavors, colorants and dyes, enzymes, vitamin fortifiers, conditioners and yeast.  this is by monosol llc.  aluminium pouch for barbecuing and oven cooking a new packaging format has been developed that allows food manufacturers to extend their reach in to the home barbeque market. qbag consists of an aluminium foil pouch with an easy peel and selfventing polyester window that works perfectly either in the oven, or directly on a barbeque.  this is ffp, uk. new film suitable for high packaging speeds combining easy processing with a spectrum of mechanical properties, borealiss new borstar fb4370 grade film is said to offer new and improved packaging for polyethylene pe converters. borstar fb4370 is claimed to be the only pe film grade that balances mechanical properties such as high stiffness, toughness, easy opening and down gauging, with extrusion properties suitable for higher production and packaging speeds. new costeffective coating for film, foil and paper  weko uk has announced the availability of its rf compact coating system claimed to be a costeffective coating method for film, foil and paper applications. the rf is designed for the precision coating of various printing improvement agents and other surface treatments in a number of applications in the plastic film manufacturing, converting and packaging industries. it is said to offer particular benefits in the contactfree coating of antistatic, antiblocking and antifogging agents onto plastic film, ensuring high quality levels are maintained. stretch blow moulder for pet bottles cuts costs pet containers are becoming the norm for filling operations involving soft drinks, bottled waters and even edible oils. however, costs associated with storage and transportation of low weight to largevolume ratio container products can be considerable, particularly for highthroughput bottling lines, according to kosme.