{"id":35283,"date":"2023-04-30T11:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T01:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/blog\/buying-local-with-edgell-entertainers-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-04-18T10:25:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T00:25:38","slug":"why-do-food-packaging-certifications-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/blog\/why-do-food-packaging-certifications-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do food packaging certifications matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35283\" class=\"elementor elementor-35283\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c24807b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c24807b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bd033f\" data-id=\"1bd033f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13ddf61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13ddf61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When it comes to \u2018sustainable\u2019 products, you hear a lot of buzzwords thrown around. Think \u2018sustainable\u2019, \u2018ethical\u2019, \u2018biodegradable\u2019, \u2018eco-friendly\u2019 \u2013 the list goes on. However, without certification or independent verification, how can one verify that the claim is true and not just greenwashing (intentional or not)?&nbsp;<span style=\"color: rgb(var(--colour-site-text)); font-family: var(--font-primary); font-size: clamp(calc((var(--font-size-min) * var(--font-size-modifier)) * 1px),calc((1.1 * var(--font-size-modifier)) * 1vw),calc((var(--font-size-max) * var(--font-size-modifier)) * 1px)); letter-spacing: calc(var(--typography-letter-spacing) * 1rem);\">Greenwashing has consequences: individuals and organisations cannot make informed decisions about the products they want to buy. This is where certifications come in.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b47d37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b47d37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do certifications help?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-837fc87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"837fc87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Certifications demonstrate a company&#8217;s commitment to quality, safety and sustainability. It affirms that a company&#8217;s claims regarding the products, processes and social impacts have passed specific performance, sustainability and quality assurance tests. Where regulated, robust standards back up claims of environmental impact, it can help consumers and business owners to shop (and sell) responsibly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f94ae7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f94ae7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What certifications do BioPak have?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4516d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b4516d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Their plant-based compostable food service packaging is certified to Australian (AS4736) and European (EN13432) standards for collection and processing in industrial and home composting conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eab269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5eab269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environmental manufacturing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc9713 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcc9713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The majority of BioPak&#8217;s suppliers&#8217; manufacturing facilities are certified to ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems, and two are in the process of achieving certifications. This standard provides a framework that an organisation can implement to ensure the environmental impacts are considered and managed during the manufacturing process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9e787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a9e787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Food safety certification<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe41362 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe41362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) is an internationally recognised standard that defines the requirements for effective food safety control. It should be applied while manufacturing food, ingredients and beverages and is a key element of the CODEX General Principles of Food Hygiene (SGS, 2023).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a952c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a952c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sustainably sourced paper<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96bdb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f96bdb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BioPak packaging is made from responsibly-sourced and rapidly-renewable plant-based materials. All their paper products are made from Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) bleached fibre, and many are made with FSC\u2122-certified paper.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a737e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"11a737e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biopak.com\/au\/resources\/fsc-certification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more about  FSC\u2122 certification<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f357ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f357ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">B Corp certification<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc5cb08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc5cb08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a certified B Corporation, BioPak have met verified higher levels of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. B Corporations, or B Corps, make decisions that make a positive impact for their workers, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment (B\u00a0Corp, 2023).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05c7e5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f05c7e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">What it means to be a B Corp<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5fe321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5fe321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">References<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd7594e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd7594e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sgs.com\/en\/services\/haccp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HACCP (sgs.com)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/bcorporation.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B Lab Australia &amp; New Zealand | Building the B Corp movement (bcorporation.com.au)<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-254dbd3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"254dbd3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a682e05\" data-id=\"a682e05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8003b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a8003b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"fw-semibold\">View <span style=\"font-weight: normal\">the <\/span><\/span>range<span class=\"text-green\">.<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b406df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b406df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shop BioPak&#8217;s sustainable packaging range on<span style=\"color: rgb(var(--colour-site-text)); font-family: var(--font-primary); font-size: clamp(calc((var(--font-size-min) * var(--font-size-modifier)) * 1px),calc((1.1 * var(--font-size-modifier)) * 1vw),calc((var(--font-size-max) * var(--font-size-modifier)) * 1px)); letter-spacing: calc(var(--typography-letter-spacing) * 1rem);\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"font-family: var(--font-primary); font-size: clamp(calc((var(--font-size-min) * var(--font-size-modifier)) * 1px),calc((1.1 * var(--font-size-modifier)) * 1vw),calc((var(--font-size-max) * var(--font-size-modifier)) * 1px)); letter-spacing: calc(var(--typography-letter-spacing) * 1rem); background-color: #f9f9f9;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mybidfood.com.au\/#\/products\/search\/?searchTerm=BioPak&amp;category=All&amp;page=1&amp;useUrlParams=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>myBidfood<\/b><\/a><span style=\"color: rgb(var(--colour-site-text)); font-family: var(--font-primary); font-size: clamp(calc((var(--font-size-min) * var(--font-size-modifier)) * 1px),calc((1.1 * var(--font-size-modifier)) * 1vw),calc((var(--font-size-max) * var(--font-size-modifier)) * 1px)); letter-spacing: calc(var(--typography-letter-spacing) * 1rem);\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb61b08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb61b08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-000d5dd\" data-id=\"000d5dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3061708 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3061708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mybidfood.com.au\/#\/products\/search\/?searchTerm=BioPak&#038;category=All&#038;page=1&#038;useUrlParams=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Shop online<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to \u2018sustainable\u2019 products, you hear a lot of buzzwords thrown around. Think \u2018sustainable\u2019, \u2018ethical\u2019, \u2018biodegradable\u2019, \u2018eco-friendly\u2019 \u2013 the list goes on. However, without certification or independent verification, how can one verify that the claim is true and not just greenwashing (intentional or not)?&nbsp;Greenwashing has consequences: individuals and organisations cannot make informed decisions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":35285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration-trends"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35283"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35477,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35283\/revisions\/35477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}