'Edible' packaging?Dissolvable plastic bags - with the possibility of edible bags around the corner - are being touted as the latest environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] invention from American Packaging, Rochester, NY. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal (512194) described the "Dissolv A Bag" plastic bags, which are actually two bags in one - a water-soluble inner bag that is consumed with the product and a paper outer bag that can be tossed out with ordinary trash. The dissolvable plastic is made by Chris Craft Industrial Products, South Holland, IL. The bags are currently being used to dispense a fungicide fungicide (fŭn`jəsīd', fŭng`gə–), any substance used to destroy fungi. Some fungi are extremely damaging to crops (see diseases of plants), and others cause diseases in humans and other animals (see fungal infection). in Florida citrus groves. Food packaging is reportedly the next step; although manufacturers expect resistance to the idea, the WSJ WSJ Wall Street Journal WSJ Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) WSJ Web Services Journal WSJ Winston-Salem Journal (North Carolina) WSJ Wagle Street Journal (Kathmandu, Nepal blog) article detailed edible packaging already available in Japan in the form of premeasured soluble sachets of seasoning that the Japanese add to their instant noodles noo·dle 1 n. A narrow, ribbonlike strip of dried dough, usually made of flour, eggs, and water. [German Nudel. . According to WSJ, Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Rayon rayon, synthetic fibers made from cellulose or textiles woven from such fibers; more rayon is manufactured than any other synthetic fiber. The name was adopted (1924), in preference to "artificial silk," by the U.S. Dept. uses seaweed to make these edible bags. |
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