LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global edible packaging market will grow at a CAGR of more than 6% during the period 2018-2022, according to the latest market research report by Technavio. A major factor ...

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Packaging films keep food fresh, safe, and attractive, using materials from plastics to biodegradable and edible options to ...

ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Scientists are developing an edible form of packaging which they hope will preserve food more effectively and more sustainably than plastic film, helping to cut ...

Scientists are increasingly looking at developing ways to replace plastic, particularly in single-use, high volume, disposable applications. Food packaging is one of these areas. Can edible food ...

Using biological tissue to package farm goods is not a new thing. Traditionally, farmers have used animal tissue to encapsulate and dry meat like chorizo or salami. In fact, Scoby looks very much like ...

We may soon be finishing off a box of cereal and then eating the bag it came in. Researchers have turned to bacteria-produced cellulose to create a composite packaging material to replace plastic. The ...

With our oceans overflowing with waste, many of us do our best to recycle. But what if we didn’t have to? What if packaging could be biodegradable, or even edible? Well, thanks to startup company ...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21, 2016 -- At the grocery store, most foods -- meats, breads, cheeses, snacks -- come wrapped in plastic packaging. Not only does this create a lot of non-recyclable, ...

While a March 2024 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed that the legalization of recreational cannabis did not entice teens to partake, a new Washington State ...

Humans are, focus groups suggest, always down to snack. But the fascinating thing about consuming flatware and cups is that we don’t know how to do it properly. Our parents never taught us, and their ...