Animal Digestible Food Packaging Initiative

Our reason-for-being/goal/purpose/objective/intent is to convince/inspire/persuade/encourage the food processing industry to establish and fund a public private partnership for the discovery of new food packaging materials that would be digestible by animals (farm animals as well as ubiquitous microbes).

Latest News

Microplastic Polyamide Exposure in Carp Demonstrated Toxic Neurotoxicity and Immune Responses |

Polystyrene Microplastics Found to Cause Fish Toxicity at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations |

UN Plastic Treaty Discussion Document Released |

PepsiCo to Replace Plastic Beverage Multipack Rings with Recyclable Paper Based Materials |

Microplastics – Changes in Behavior and Inflammation in Young and Old Mice Reported |

Boston Bans Plastic Bags

December 17, 2018February 1, 2019 adfpinitiative

A Boston ban on plastic carry out bags takes effect in December.

Bans on Plastic Packaging are Shortsighted

December 2, 2018February 1, 2019 adfpinitiative

Bans on plastic packaging are “are often shortsighted and not based on facts”

New York Styrofoam Ban

December 1, 2018February 1, 2019 adfpinitiative

A single service styrofoam ban goes into effect on January 1, 2019 in New York City.