31st Member Conference Awards Competition Announced
04/19/2023
IAPRI will award three scientists prizes for their presentations at the upcoming member conference in Mumbai, India. The awards are presented at member conferences and are sponsored by Lansmont Corporation.

New members join from Germany and Austria
04/28/2023
Recent additions to IAPRI’s long list of international members include two from Europe: Albstadt-Sigmaringen University (ASU) in Germany and Constantia Flexibles in Austria.

Migration testing for paper-based packaging
04/27/2023
As the focus on renewable raw materials for packaging intensifies, there is a growing need to find more consistent and accurate ways of testing paper and board to ensure compliance with regulations and to evaluate potential migration into food.

ISTA announces a new testing protocol, ISTA 3L entitled “Generalized E-commerce Retailer Fulfillment Test”.
04/24/2023
ISTA says it is a “…research-based, data driven test protocol that allows user to evaluate a packaged product’s capability to withstand the supply chain hazards experienced when transporting and handling packaging-products from receipt into any e-commerce retailer fulfillment operations through to the end consumer.”

MSU’s renovated SoP has official opening
04/28/2023
The newly renovated School of Packaging (SoP) at Michigan State University (MSU) had its official opening on April 20, after a fundraising campaign generated more than $10 million for the project.