Claire Koelsch Sand

The machinery and materials for producing plastic packaging are advancing to meet brand owner, consumer, and postconsumer needs. Packages made with plastic dominate primary food packaging. Cost, transparency, sustainability, food safety, and tailored oxygen and water vapor barriers make plastic an attractive choice. Innovations in the manufacturing of plastic packaging manufacturing are focused on delivering enhanced food safety, enabling agility, lower cost, and more sustainable packaging.

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Claire Koelsch Sand, PhD, contributing editor, is CEO of Packaging Technology and Research and Adjunct Professor at Michigan State University and California Polytechnic State University ([email protected]).

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  1. Food Processing & Packaging
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