PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2010

PET bottles 56 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 09/10 www.petpla.net food & beverages K 2010 STAND 10H46 DRYING AND DOSING 100% FLAKES OR 100% VERGIN MATERIAL ...IT IS YOUR DECISION WUHRMÜHLE 22 / A-6840 GÖTZIS T +43 5523 55558-0 / COOL@EISBAER.AT WWW.EISBAER.AT Blue PET for Pepsi Pepsi-Cola in Germany, headquartered in Neu-Isenburg, are selling a 0.5l pack of Pepsi light (44 kilocalories/100ml) in an easy-grip, ribbed blue PET bottle. The patch label on the front of the pack carries the necessary brand and commercial data and a colour coordinated screw cap with a tear-off tamper evident feature nicely finish off this modern drinks package. Organic honey for kids The Michaud family, honey producers of Gap in France, are marketing a 250g pack of organic honey for children in an attractive, inverted PET bottle. The shrink sleeve label covers the container right down to the wide diameter closure on the base, which itself incorporates a self-sealing silicon valve. Stable and practical The 175ml pack of Dessert Sauce for pouring over ice cream is offered by Südzucker AG of Mannheim in a handy, inverted PET bottle. The bottle has a snap-on hinged cap with a self-sealing silicone valve. Before initial use the cap is made tamper-evident by way of a pre- perforated adhesive strip. The front and back labels echo the shape of the pack and carry the require commercial and product data. www.mein-südzucker.de Barrier food packaging in PET M&H Plastics, a supplier of plastic compo- nents and bottles, jars, flexible tubes and clo- sures for the personal care, pharmaceutical, health and nutrition markets, has announced the launch of an oxygen-scavenger in PET containers. The company says this barrier development limits exposure to oxygen and maintains product quality, helping to extending shelf life. The product is manufactured from a blend of PET and an oxygen-scavenging concentrate. It creates an active barrier against the ingress of oxygen through the packaging walls, which enables PET containers to keep products fresher and maintain colour and taste for longer. It is an appropriate application for tomato-based goods, fruit juices and citrus items and is fully compliant with both European and US Food Standards. The first products to be launched with M&H’s new PET barrier packaging are among the range of British company Fire Foods’ chilli-based foods. www.mhplastics.com  www.firef oods.co.uk