Archive for July 10th, 2009

Sainsburys not going to use carbon labelling

Posted in Business News, Retailers on July 10th, 2009 by Jane Bear – 6 Comments

Justin King has ruled out the possibility of introducing carbon labelling to Sainsbury’s products in the near future.

Article spotted in thegrocer, just follow the link to read the full article http://bit.ly/tAm0q

Austrian firm opens beauty care packaging plant in North Carolina

Posted in Business News, Cosmetics & Toiletries on July 10th, 2009 by Jane Bear – 4 Comments

10-Jul-2009  www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com

Plastic packaging supplier Alpla is opening a $7.2m (€5.2m) facility in North Carolina to produce plastic bottles for shampoo, conditioners and body wash products.

 

The facility will operate out of a Unilever plant in Raeford, one of the company’s biggest clients, according to press reports.

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Bottled water producers under scrutiny as regulatory gaps revealed

Posted in Business News, Drinks Packaging on July 10th, 2009 by Jane Bear – 14 Comments

By Rory Harrington, 10-Jul-2009  www.foodproductiondaily.com

Neither the public nor federal regulators in the United States know enough about where bottled water comes from or how it is made safe, the chairman of a congressional oversight committee has said.

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