In Bangladesh, jute mandate can’t stop switch to plastic sacks

In Bangladesh, jute mandate can’t stop switch to plastic sacks

[ad_1] Bangladesh is the world’s second largest producer of the environmentally friendly fiber jute. However, the country has, for decades, grappled with the move to combat the escalating use of the cheaper and more popular, but harmful, plastic-based packaging and synthetic fibers. As a safeguard measure, the government, 16 years ago, enacted a law for … Read more

FSSAI tightens pan masala packaging norms; bans plastic, foil and synthetic laminates | India News

FSSAI tightens pan masala packaging norms; bans plastic, foil and synthetic laminates | India News

[ad_1] Pan masala may now only be packaged in paper, paperboard, cellulose, or other naturally derived materials (Photo: Agencies). NEW DELHI: India’s food safety regulator has barred the use of plastic and plastic-laminated packaging for pan masala, under an amendment aimed at tightening existing packaging norms, according to a press release.The Food Safety and Standards … Read more