FSSC 22000 Packaging Implementation: a Plastics Industry Research

Standardised packaging and tobacco-industry-funded research.

www.thelancet.com Vol 384 July 19, 2014 233 Authors’ reply We thank Gerard Hanna and colleagues for their interest in our study, and agree it raises questions about the best sequence of treatments for patients with operable non-small-cell lung cancer. We found no difference in the number of complete resections b e t w e e n p a t i e n t s r e c e i v i n g chemotherapy compared with those rece...

Color Changing Plastics for Food Packaging

Role of plastics additives for food packaging

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the new trends in plastic additives, with special focus on developments in food packaging materials. Design/methodology/approach – Phenomenological research has brought awareness and increased insight into the role of various plastic additives on the packaging of foods. The approach is based on the current trends and the industrial protocols for ...

15. Silicones in the Plastics Industry

Silicones are used in the plastics industry as additives for improving the processing and surface properties of plastics, as well as the rubber phase in a novel family of thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) materials. As additives, silicones, and in particular polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), are used to improve mold filling, surface appearance, mold release, surface lubricity and wear resistance. As t...

starch-based biodegradable polymers and packaging plastics

it seems that today whole world seems to be wrapped in plastics. almost every product we buy, most of the food we eat and many of the liquids we drink, come encased in plastics. the environmental impact of persistent plastic wastes is evoking more global concern as alternative disposal methods are limited. incineration may generate toxic air pollution, and satisfactory landfill sites are limite...