"Tattooed" Fruits Save Plastic with Laser Date Coding: Packaging World

"Tattooed" Fruits Save Plastic with Laser Date Coding: Packaging World

Author: Packaging World, ProFood World, Healthcare Packaging, Mundo EXPO Pack October 7, 2025 Duration: 13:59
How can a company eliminate applying plastic price look-up (PLU) stickers to individual fruits? Laser etching directly onto suitably thick-skinned fruits like mangos and avocados lets Westfalia Fruit eschew plastic price look-up tags with date codes, while standing out on the shelf. Possibilities for unique designs, even 2D codes, abound. This is an AI generated episode. Read the full featured article on Packaging World.

Through the Line: Packaging and Processing is a podcast from Packaging World, ProFood World, Healthcare Packaging, Mundo EXPO Pack that explores innovations and information across the packaging and processing landscape. Each episode connects topics impacting consumer packaged goods and healthcare packaging with the latest technologies in food processing operations. Listen episodes for insights on current trends, practical strategies, and the developments shaping packaging and processing today. Whether you work in packaging, processing, or related careers, you can expect timely discussion of what is changing now and what it means for how products are packaged, produced, and brought to market.
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