Ingredients present in food packaging can leach into the food. Depending on the materials used, ingredients can leach contaminants that may cause serious health problems. These food packaging ...

Thinkink Packaging launches Custom Frozen Food Boxes, offering optimal insulation and sustainability for the frozen food industry. These durable, customizable boxes ensure product freshness and align ...

Food packaging has changed over the years, with improvements to affordability as well as (in some cases) reduced health risks. Here are some classic food packaging materials you no longer see.

In 1938, a 27-year-old chemist named Roy Plunkett stumbled across a new type of chemical, one with a bond so strong it would end up sticking around long after he died—in fact, almost forever. Today, ...

Six empty brown paper fry boats arranged next to each other in a grid formation. Credit: William Ludwig/C&EN/Getty In the 1960s, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, the company that popularized ...

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McDonald’s, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Arby’s and Taco Bell are among several popular fast-food chains using packaging containing cancer-causing “forever chemicals,” according to a report Thursday from ...

A version of this story appears in the August 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Around tables strewn with Exacto knives, bowls, cutting boards, tape, funnels, and bags of hemp powder, ...