A European federation of glass manufacturers and allied glass industry participants has launched a new Facebook campaign.  The federation called the Friends of Glass and its latest “Little Taste Testers”...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has advised consumers of two product recalls, including an imported rice snack that may contain glass. Vitaco Healtheries Kidscare Rice Wheels batch Vitaco...

While Australian environment ministers reported on December 15, 2011 the substantial costs of a national Container Depositing Scheme (CDS), Australia’s leading recycling company Visy is advocating against...

With the Cash for Containers scheme now in place in the Northern Territory as reported last week by Australian Food News. NT’s Consumer Affairs government department has warned companies that unfair...

A survey conducted by market research company Ipsos Australia suggests that most Australian consumers prefer glass packaging for food and beverages over other packaging types. More than 600 people including...

Three glass bottled beer products brewed by Little Creatures have been recalled over fears of possible presence of glass in the product due to faulty packaging. Little Creatures is a subsidiary of a company...

WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) has announced the latest glass savings of over 20,000 tonnes from its pioneering GlassRite Wine project. Based in the UK, the project involves working with...

European consumers are keen to see food and beverage manufacturers enhance the environmental credentials of their packaging, according to a new survey released this week. Consumer survey results published...