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Online shopping giant Amazon has launched an ‘eco-friendly’ platform on its website in a bid to reduce the amount of packaging sent to customers as well as minimising its carbon footprint. The world’s biggest online retailer unveiled the Climate Pledge Friendly in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, claiming the new programme will make … Read more
Shopaholics beg ASOS to add an ‘alibi’ option to its packaging to make it look like they’ve won their haul in a competition ASOS took to Facebook asking if shoppers would benefit from an ‘alibi’ option British online retailer would allow shoppers to disguise purchases as ‘prizes’ Responses joked their household would be suspicious of … Read more
The coronavirus can survive on frozen food packaging, Chinese officials have said after discovering a city outbreak linked to frozen fish. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) detected and isolated a living sample of the coronavirus on the outer packaging of frozen cod. Only traces of the pathogen had been found on frozen … Read more
Thirteen workers at Glasgow packaging plant for drinks company Diageo test positive for coronavirus Diageo’s Shieldhall plant in Glasgow packages Johnnie Walker and Bell’s scotch The drinks giant is also responsible for Smirnoff vodka, Guinness and Bailey’s Staff at the plant are self-isolating following the outbreak among 13 workers By Luke May For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Two thirds of branded food packaging in Britain isn’t fully recyclable, a new report estimates. Popular brands including Pringles, Cadbury and Babybel use packaging that is either mostly unrecyclable or not recyclable at all, Which? found. After analysing 89 of popular branded groceries, the consumer group found only 34 per cent had packaging that was … Read more
Chemicals commonly used in food packaging, cosmetics, fragrances and pharmaceuticals may trigger ADHD in teenagers, study warns Researchers from the US analysed the behavioural characteristics of 205 teens They identified those with signs of significant behavioural problems or ADHD This data was then compared with chemical analyses of each teen’s urine They found that hormone-system disrupting … Read more
Chemicals commonly used in food packaging, cosmetics, fragrances and pharmaceuticals may trigger ADHD in teenagers, study warns Researchers from the US analysed the behavioural characteristics of 205 teens They identified those with signs of significant behavioural problems or ADHD This data was then compared with chemical analyses of each teen’s urine They found that hormone-system disrupting … Read more
A household will buy more healthy food if a retailer clearly shows nutritional information on its own-brand food products, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Bath evaluated the impact front-of-pack nutrition labelling – first introduced in 2006 – has on people’s buying habits. There is a clear reduction in the quantity … Read more
Boris Johnson’s fiancee Carrie Symonds reveals she has had to rely on Amazon deliveries for baby essentials since son Wilf’s arrival as she blasts internet giant for using too much plastic packaging Carrie Symonds, 32, said she was ‘dismayed’ at the amount of plastic packaging Oceana senior adviser shared petition calling for ‘plastic-free’ checkout option … Read more
Cigarette sales have plunged by 20MILLION a month after plain packaging and tougher taxes were introduced three years ago Cigarette sales plunged by around 20 million a month after the rules changed Sales were falling by around 12 million a month before the restrictions After plain packaging was implemented in 2017 the fall increased, study … Read more