Brazilian researchers create biodegradable, collagen-based food packaging film from tambatinga fish skin, offering sustainable plastic alternative and adding value to aquaculture waste streams.

As with many industries, one of the biggest drivers in packaging currently is a concerted desire from customers and manufacturers alike to reduce the amount of plastic material required in products.

This new packaging prototype looks like conventional plastic, but it’s actually made from fish waste and algae—and unlike plastic, if it escapes into the ocean, a fish could likely eat it safely. The ...

MORGAN HILL, Calif. - More than three dozen employees at a fish-packing plant in Morgan Hill have tested positive for the coronavirus. Lusamerica Foods is located on Railroad Avenue not far from ...