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Many food companies have pledged publicly to stop using bisphenol A-based epoxy coatings to line their metal food cans, because BPA is a synthetic estrogen that scientists have linked to breast cancer, reproductive damage, developmental problems, heart disease and other illnesses.

Researchers at Clemson University US compared the shelf life of an intermediate moisture chocolate health bar in its current package to the shelf life of the same health bar in two different biobased packages.

De provincie Noord-Holland ziet kansen voor de 'circulaire economie': grondstoffen zoveel mogelijk hergebruiken. Van groente- en fruitresten zou bijvoorbeeld plastic gemaakt kunnen worden.

The Coca-Cola Company has unveiled the PlantBottle, a PET plastic bottle made entirely from plant materials. PlantBottle packaging uses patented technology that converts natural sugars found in plants into the ingredients for making PET plastic bottles.

De Europese Commissie werkt aan een circulaire economie strategie, te presenteren eind 2015, om Europa in een meer concurrerende grondstof-efficiënte economie te veranderen.

Researchers at the Islamic Azad University in Iran studied the impact of chocolate packaging and brand on the purchasing decisions of a number of Iranian children and their parents.

Het statiegeldsysteem voor grote plastic frisdrankflessen blijft bestaan. Uit onderzoek van de Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport (ILT) blijkt dat er nog steeds verpakkingen met PVC in de supermarkt liggen. Dit voldoet niet aan de voorwaarden voor het vrijgeven van statiegeld.

Researchers at the University of Pannonia in Hungary examined five different packaging materials during their whole life cycle. They focussed in detail on six bottle collection systems such as kerbside bin, kerbside bag, deposit-refund, combinations with thermal compression of plastic bottles and refill-bottles.

If you want people to choose healthier foods, emphasize the positive, says a new Cornell University study. The study shows that when it comes to nutrition education, dos work a lot better than don'ts. This is especially important when determining policies that encourage healthy eating.

Perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) are used to make pizza boxes and microwave popcorn bags greaseproof, and make carpets and furniture water- or stain-proof. But new research shows that PFCs end up lingering in our body's fat stores, which can lead to everything from liver toxicity to complications in the immune and endocrine systems.