City council bans nails, staplers in food packaging

KUCHING: The Miri City Council (MCC) has incorporated a special condition into the licences of food operators banning the use of nails (pins), staplers and any other hazardous materials in food packaging. City mayor Adam Yii said that this condition will be in addition to the other health conditions and requirements currently being imposed by […]

Bee Kind Borneo: Eco-friendly food packaging

The food packaging industry has gone through some considerable changes over the years. As the demands grew and shifted, so have the packages that hold food products. Environmental issues make people more conscious, and influence them to make more sustainability-minded purchases. Be kind to the environment Statistics indicate that consumer packaging causes the most amount […]

You could be jailed for stapling food packaging

BY SOON LI WEI This is the final of a two-part article on the use of staple pins in food packaging that can pose safety issues for consumers. Incidents involving the accidental swallowing of staple pins from food packaging may not be very common but when it does occur it can lead to harmful consequences […]