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The International Fresh Produce Association, Reusable Packaging Association, National Wooden Pallet & Container Association and other food and farm groups have launched the Alliance for Sustainable Packaging for Foods.
The organization formed in response to packaging waste regulations being developed in the European Union and Canada. Why launch such an alliance now? “We don’t want food safety to become an afterthought,” said IFPA Chief Science Officer Max Teplitski. Significantly reducing single-use packaging waste is critical, “but what we hope for is a thoughtful engagement — it can’t be a massive experiment on a global scale, especially when we don’t know the answers.”
The alliance describes itself as “chemistry- and technology-agnostic” while recognizing that plastic packaging options are currently effective at maintaining product freshness.
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