packaging

Chemicals used in food packaging, cosmetics, fragrances and medicines may trigger ADHD in teenagers

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Chemicals commonly used in food packaging, cosmetics, fragrances and pharmaceuticals may trigger ADHD in teenagers, study warns Researchers from the US analysed the behavioural characteristics of 205 teens They identified those with signs of significant behavioural problems or ADHD This data was then compared with chemical analyses of each teen’s urine They found that hormone-system disrupting … Read more

Nutritional information on food packaging encourages healthier choices

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A household will buy more healthy food if a retailer clearly shows nutritional information on its own-brand food products, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Bath evaluated the impact front-of-pack nutrition labelling – first introduced in 2006 – has on people’s buying habits.  There is a clear reduction in the quantity … Read more

PG Tips will remove all plastic packaging from its products by next year

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PG Tips will remove all plastic packaging from its products by next year and use biodegradable teabags Plastic wrap surrounding tea boxes will be removed from some packs this year  The company will make all teabags from biodegradable plant-based material  PG Tips is the first major tea brand to switch to fully plastic-free product lines  … Read more

Supermarket Lidl announces it will remove cartoon characters on sugary cereal packaging

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Lidl will remove cartoon characters from its sugary cereal packaging after mounting pressure from campaign groups. The budget supermarket will get rid of the child-friendly advertisement on eight of its own-brand versions of cereals.  Critics say using animated characters on food laden in sugar encourages children to pester parents into buying them.  The cereals affected … Read more

Lidl becomes the first UK supermarket to launch packaging made from ‘ocean bound plastic’

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Lidl becomes the first UK supermarket to launch recycled packaging made from ‘ocean bound plastic’ collected from beaches in South East Asia The plastic is collected from beaches in South East Asia and then recycled It will prevent over 60 tonnes of plastic from entering the ocean each year  The plastic will first be rolled … Read more