Food cans
What are the main materials in which BPF is found?
PLASTICS&PAPER 2016 – Brussels (Belgium)
Brussels will host from 6th to 9th December 2016 an European conference on food contact. This event is intended to all professionals of the food packaging industry (plastic or paper).
This conference will address inks, coatings and adhesives, as well as regulatory compliance, case studies of compliance will be presented.
Food Factory international conference – Laval (France)
Food Factory 2016 is an international scientific conference, multidisciplinary and oriented to innovative industrial applications in the food industry.
During this conference, workshops will be proposed. Amongst them, we selected the presentation of the latest innovations in BLUECOPHA project whose goal is to produce sustainable packaging from marine bacteria and by-products of the food industry.
The 8th international conference Food Factory will be held from 19 to 21 October 2016 in Laval (France).
ALL4PACK – Paris (France)
The “ALL4PACK Paris” salon brings together actors from the food industries, cosmetics, beauty, health, pharmaceuticals, retail and consumer goods.
ALL4PACK Paris proposes to highlight innovation in the packaging industry (packaging and containers, processing machinery and packaging, labels, identification machines, traceability, marking, coding, packaging printing, ...) and handling industry.
The salon will take place from 14 to 17 November 2016 in Paris.
Food packaging: Edible Bioplastics made from milk.
A search tool of available alternatives to bisphenol A is online.
Have some companies already opted to package solid food products in cartons?
How can BPA be replaced in food tins and drinks cans?
Identification of actions to reduce use of Bisphenol A (BPA) – Focus on items in contact with food
This report details the results of a survey conducted by INERIS in 2011 on the uses of and possible substitutes for Polycarbonate and Epoxy Resins (two Bisphenol-A-based materials) in food containers and utensils intended for the general public.
It contains a description of the items concerned and lists the alternatives currently available or under development.