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With packaging manufacturers facing increasingly tight regulatory and industry standards, the role of inspection and detection technologies to ensure packaging meets industry requirements is becoming ever more important.

Different products have to adhere to different standards – for example, the International Featured Standard (IFS), a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) benchmarked standard, applies to food packaging; packaging for pharmaceuticals and veterinary products has to conform to nationally-set pharmacopoeia standards and World Health Organisation guidelines (1); and cosmetics packaging must conform to specific ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standards (2); and, in the European Union (EU), rules set out in the EU Cosmetics Regulation (3).…

The push to secure a better environment is at the forefront of the UK paint and coating sector’s current growth trajectory. From groundbreaking innovations that incorporate plastic waste into coating products, to new ways of minimising paint waste and creating aesthetics, the industry is taking sustainability seriously.…

Climate change, coupled with a greater post-Brexit UK government emphasis on schemes such as the Sustainable Farming Incentive, which includes payments support the sustainable management of soils, means the need for high-quality soil analysis, utilisation and innovation is greater than ever.…

Manufacturers, including major dairy producers, and retailers are increasingly innovating and investing in the growing market of plant-based cheese, to meet expanding consumer preferences for healthy and sustainable products.

According to data shared by UK-based market research firm Euromonitor International, global retail sales of plant-based cheese have been growing from USD584.6 million in 2020 to a projected USD896.3 million in 2023, Regionally, North America is the main market with projected USD443.2 million in sales in 2023, followed by western Europe with USD385.4 million  eastern Europe is much lower with a projected USD13.5 million in sales for 2023.…

The European dairy sector will be keeping a close eye on negotiations in Brussels about proposed reforms to the European Union (EU) industrial emissions directive (IED), in case the final text includes the milk producers, potentially limiting, for example, how they release methane and ammonia, especially, via air and liquid emissions.…

The Indian confectionery industry, which according to London-based market researcher Euromonitor International, is expecting sales of Indian Rupees INR335.92 billion (USD4.05 billion) in 2023, up 13.4% year-on-year, excelling with consolidation, automation and advanced packaging.

Growth is seen in almost every confectionery and sweet bakery segment, as per Euromonitor data.…

High inflation forces consumers and businesses to change their behaviours – and not always in positive ways: fillers for example, have sometimes been reducing the amount of food in cans, while maintaining the size of the packaging, and their prices. Unsurprisingly, this ‘shrinkflation’ has upset consumers and their representatives, highlighting a potential lack of transparency.…

The Indian confectionery industry, which according to London-based market researcher Euromonitor International, is expecting sales of Indian Rupees INR335.92 billion (USD4.05 billion) in 2023, up 13.4% year-on-year, excelling with consolidation, automation and advanced packaging.

Growth is seen in almost every confectionery and sweet bakery segment, as per Euromonitor data.…

High inflation forces consumers and businesses to change their behaviours – and not always in positive ways: fillers for example, have sometimes been reducing the amount of food in cans, while maintaining the size of the packaging, and their prices. Unsurprisingly, this ‘shrinkflation’ has upset consumers and their representatives, highlighting a potential lack of transparency.…

Saudi Arabia’s universities are ramping up their efforts to boost their sustainability working within an unforgiving status quo of fossil fuel reliance, high energy and water consumption plus rising greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Public and private universities have in recent years started addressing these challenges by fostering sustainability practices on their campuses and influencing Saudi society to become environmentally conscious. …