Anne Johnson

 December 13, 2010 The Global Packaging Project will be issuing a guidance document in the first quarter of 2011, which will attempt to eliminate confusion in the industry by establishing common standards around definitions, metrics and principles for packaging in the context of sustainability.The announcement was made at the Food Marketing Institutes (FMI) and Grocery Manufacturers Associations (GMA)2010 Sustainability Summitby Anne Johnson, the program director of the Sustainable Packaging Coa Read Full Blog

MONTPELIER, VT. Concerned moms won't notice much different about the thin plastic containers of organic baby yogurt. But Stonyfield Farm Inc. hopes they do.Responding to health concerns about possible carcinogens in the former polystyrene containers, the organic yogurt company announced Wednesday it has switched to a plastic made from corn ? one of the first plant-based containers for the dairy industry and believed to be the first for yogurt.Polyactic acid or PLA, a polymer made from corn, is nothing new. Last April, Frito-Lay came out with a compostable bag for its SunChips, one which it is now scrapping for

MONTPELIER, Vt. - Concerned moms won't notice much different about the thin plastic containers of organic baby yogurt. But Stonyfield Farm Inc. hopes they do. Responding to health concerns about possible carcinogens in the former polystyrene containers, the organic yogurt company announced Wednesday it has switched to a plastic made from corn — one of the first plant-based containers for the dairy industry and believed to be the first for yogurt. Polyactic acid or PLA, a polymer made from corn, is nothing new. Last April, Frito-Lay came out with a compostable bag for its SunChips, one which it is

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