Meat, poultry and seafood processors benefit from an ever-increasing array of flexible packaging options with product-differentiating features, enhanced functionality and more sustainable structures.
The outbreak of the coronavirus in China could spur increased usage of flexible packaging to improve food safety, according to Brendan Connell-French, Wood Mackenzie research associate.
The latest form/fill/seal (FFS) packaging systems are designed to accommodate a wide range of packaging options at high speeds while ensuring food safety via sanitary design. The systems combine flexibility and automation, as they often need to pack different products on the same line. In addition, new designs enable quick changeover.
Ashland, a leading supplier of adhesives and coatings used in flexible packaging, has published a white paper to help educate the industry about the perils of the current environment as it pertains to flexible food packaging safety.
Prolamina Corporation, a leading North American packaging company that serves the food, medical and specialty markets, is pleased to announce its Safe Quality Food (SQF) Certification – Code Edition 7.2 Level 2 for its Terrebonne, Quebec facility.
