As flexible packaging becomes thinner and thinner to improve sustainability scores, the challenge becomes greater and more difficult to consistently apply legible “date codes.” Thankfully, new technologies in materials and machinery have advanced the use of reduced substrates in most flexible packaging applications.
About $180 billion passes through food distribution channels in the United States each year, with $500 billion passing through worldwide annually, making it the largest distribution sector in the global economy.
Thanks to the industrial internet and advanced automation software, many of the factors that would lead to food contamination can now be monitored and addressed to prevent an incident from occurring.
To address consumer safety concerns, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations have placed significant importance on the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Plan (HACCP) for food processing facilities.
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