Glass is the only packaging material categorised by the US Food & Drug Administration as "generally recognised as safe". The GPI recently launched a new weblog providing important information for packaging professionals & consumers who are seeking more information about the right packaging choice for organic foods & beverages. A national survey of organic shoppers' packaging preferences is premiered on the new blog. Good public information on the right packaging choices will be key to this ever growing organic marketplace. Well informed professionals, manufacturers, retailers as well as consumers can help raise awareness around growing concerns about the dangers of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic packaging. An overwhelming majority of organic consumers said they want their foods as healthful as possible & prefer their organic foods be packaged in glass. containers over other packaging. See: www.keepitorganic.org (visit "studies").
