Recent reports on chemicals associated with plastic containers have raised questions about the purity, health & environmental effects of food & beverage packaging. This scrutiny has turned the spotlight back to glass, a packaging material that remains as pure today as it was 4,000 years ago. Food & beverage brand managers, as well as consumers, are coming back to glass."There is a resurging interest in glass containers because of purity, health & environmental concerns with alternative packaging materials," said Joe Cattaneo, president of the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI). Researchers at the University of Missouri, University of Cincinnati, along with other leading academic institutes, medical professionals, & environmental non-profits, have cited significant concerns about the impact of chemicals associated with the use of plastic for food & beverage packaging. Environmental advocates have also voiced concern about the use of petroleum in plastics manufacturing, and the proliferation of a packaging that can be difficult to recycle.
