1.    green packaging for personal care          2.    ways to improve packaging recovery      3.    timestrip to monitor pharma goods in transit                     4.    migration limits on diisobutylphthalate    5.    8.8g 500ml pet bottle                             green packaging for personal care environmentally friendly packaging has arrived on the uk personal care market with the launch of a range of pet bottles from m&h plastics made entirely from recycled material. more details at www.mhplastics.com ways to improve packaging recovery more incineration and better data on packaged goods entering the uk would improve the system that deals with packaging waste, according to delegates at a roundtable this week organised by corus steel packaging recycling. more information at httpecm.hbpl.co.uk timestrip to monitor pharma goods in transit timestrips smart label technology has provided dhl exel with a costeffective method of quality assurance when transporting pharmaceutical products. more information at httpecm.hbpl.co.ukmigration limits on diisobutylphthalate diisobutylphthalate, a packaging chemical with potentially toxic health effects, is showing up at alarmingly high rates in foods such as rice and baking mixtures, according to a report issued today by germanys risk assessment agency. the report serves as a warning to food companies that they might have to repackage their products to avoid potential liability exposure due to the migration of the chemical into their products.the german federal institute for risk assessment bfr said concentrations of up to five milligram per kilogram of diisobutylphthalate dibp have been found in food packaged in cartons. 8.8g 500ml pet bottle krones has announced the release of what it is calling the worlds lightest of polyethylene terephthalate pet container in its class.with a weight of 8.8 g for a 500ml bottle, krones has set new standards for the worlds lightest pet container in the 0.5l class, the company claimed.packaging news to sharehave the packaging news, innovations, new products to share with readers, please email to news@packagingconnections.com                                                                                                                                                                                                                    press releasestechnical papers  laser marking of pet materials by videojet   www.packagingconnections.comdownloadsdownload122.pdf       happy packaging sandeep goyalwww.packagingconnections.com
