Eric F. GreenbergSustainable PackagingTales From the Front: Packaging Environment a Hotbed of ActivityIn the world of environmental pressures on packaging, signs are pointing more strongly in both directions: Industry efforts and messaging are becoming more powerful.April 6, 2020HomeUpdating the Nutrition Facts Panel: Easier Said Than Done, for Packagers and FDAThat specially formatted rectangular box with “Nutrition Facts” in bold letters across the top is the single most recognizable feature of a packaged food label.March 11, 2020HomeFeds Say Not Legal, But Still It’s Not Rare: Why’s CBD for Sale Everywhere?In our column’s continuing effort to correct common misconceptions about packaging law, this month we turn to cannabidiol, or CBD.January 29, 2020LabelsYou Are Wrong About Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Dietary Supplements. But I Will Explain.Lawyers love to tell people they are wrong.January 13, 2020RecyclingLaws and Norms Both Shape PolicyWhen you go to someone’s house for dinner, you’re supposed to bring a gift.December 5, 2019Sustainable PackagingCaution: Environmental Pressures on Packaging PersistAs the kids say, the current worldwide anti-plastics and anti-packaging trend is “a thing.”November 1, 2019HomeFood’s Identity Crises, Part II: Standard Stuff Gets ReconsideredLast month, we explored the way the increasingly innovative world of new foods presents challenges to regulators, what with non-meat-containing meat substitutes and food proteins from sources like insects, and discussed the controversies over how to name the foods.October 2, 2019HomeFood’s Identity CrisesMore and more consumers are saying they want food packagers to provide products incorporating topsoil.September 4, 2019HomeMake your lawyer happy: plan aheadA few weeks ago, I read a positively gushy magazine article profiling several companies’ elaborate and enthusiastic plans for branding and marketing ingestible products containing cannabidiol, or CBD.August 1, 2019HomeEngineering a messBioengineered foods are, as of last December, the subject of new labeling regulations, complete with requirements, options and exemptions, and a rousing fight song.July 8, 2019Previous PagePage 5 of 26Next PageTop StoriesCase/Tray PackingSoules Foods Serves as Proving Ground for Breakthrough RoboticsWhen the packaging team at Soules Foods saw its new case packing system in action for the first time, the reaction was unanimous: this was not just another automation upgrade. According to the company, it was something different—more compact and more intelligent than anything they’d seen before.PMMI NewsInnovation Takes Center Stage with Technology Excellence Awards at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025SustainabilityDanone’s Holistic Approach to Packaging InnovationContract PackagingRadienz Living Adopts Paperboard Carton for Laundry PodsSponsor ContentNavigate Complex Indoor Environments
