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Recently international standard NEN-ISO 16779 was published. This standard specifies methods for the determination and verification of the shelf life of foodstuffs by means of sensory tests. Sensory characteristics to be evaluated include changes in appearance, odour, flavour, taste and texture.

In 2008 the EU Commission published Regulation (EC) no 282/2008 for recycled plastics intended to come into contact with foods. Two of the main purposes of the regulation are to define the conditions under which a recycling process should be run and managed and how an application to EFSA to have the process authorized can be made.

Trace One has announced the results of its "Global Consumer Food Safety and Quality" research. The survey of shoppers across 9 countries found that consumers do not trust the safety and quality of the foods they eat.

Woensdag 23 september presenteerde de Provincie Limburg zichzelf in het Nederlandse Paviljoen op de wereldtentoonstelling in Milaan met een unieke bijeenkomst, waarin de grensoverstijgende en innovatieve sterktes van de regio werden getoond.

Alle 609 lidmaatschaps-contactpersonen ontvangen begin november per reguliere post de NVC Jaarstukken 2015 voor de 62e Algemene Ledenvergadering, 26 november 2015.

Fusie- en overnameactiviteit in de Nederlandse verpakkingsindustrie is bezig met een opmars, constateert Boer & Croon Corporate Finance in een nieuwe marktanalyse.

According to a new Transparency Market Research report the global caps and closures market was valued at US$36.23 bn in 2014 and is projected to reach US$51.57 bn by 2021, expanding at a CAGR of 5.2% from 2015 to 2021.

De ontwikkelingen in het verpakken voor e-commerce gaan razendsnel en daarmee groeit het risico dat er onvoldoende fundamentele kennis beschikbaar is om de bestendige groei vast te houden.

As part of his master assignment Bernd Rutgers will hold a speech on 15 October 2015 entitled: The development of a Shelf Ready Packaging design method, in order to improve usability for retailer stakeholders.

Researchers at IATA-CSIC in Spain developed an antioxidant multilayer structure based on thermoplastic corn starch (TPCS) by means of the electrohydrodynamic process of electrospinning.