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The start-up ceremony for the Xianle Cap Super Factory of Gaishi Technology (Xianning) Co., Ltd. and the SUPER YOUNG fresh-brew beverage was recently held in the Xianning High-tech Zone. It marks that Xianning has added another benchmark enterprise integrating core technology, large-scale manufacturing and brand operation in the field of high-activity healthy beverages. This intelligent factory represents a total investment of RMB 200 million and a planned annual capacity of 120 million bottles. With investment introduced by Xianning Jingui Industrial Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership), it is a key investment promotion project of the Xianning High-tech Zone.

Looking back over the past week, which developments in the food industry deserve close attention? Foodmate Network's Weekly Food News Highlights (09.20—09.26) brings you the hot topics in the food industry. I. Domestic Highlights 1. Notices and Announcements Information on Food and Cosmetics Not Permitted Entry Nationwide in August 2026 In August 2026, China Customs detected 755 batches of food and 2

With Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, mooncake sales are booming. In fact, factories started their peak production season as early as a month ago. Today, mooncake production is highly mechanized; workshops that traditionally relied on manual filling and shaping are being phased out at an accelerating pace, automated complete production lines have become the industry mainstream, and food machinery and equipment are supporting the industry's shift from small manual workshops to standardized intelligent manufacturing. Mooncake production is seasonal in nature, with short production cycles and concentrated orders. In previous years, on the eve of every Mid-Autumn Festival, companies generally faced labor shortages

Dear Member: Your proposal titled "Proposal on Improving National Food Safety Standards for Children Aged 3–14" has been received. After consultation with the State Administration for Market Regulation, we reply as follows: I. Current Status and Progress of Work In recent years, our Commission has consistently implemented the "four strictest" requirements, taken "preventing risks, protecting health, promoting development" as its work orientation, and advanced food safety and nutrition and health work in a coordinated manner. A total of 1,750 national food safety standards have been issued, including general standards, product standards,

The full title of Decree No. 24 is the Provisions for the Administration of Drug Package Inserts and Labels. It mainly regulates the content of labels and package inserts on drug packaging rather than the packaging materials themselves. The core provisions are as follows: What must appear on the packaging. Labels and package inserts: drug packaging must bear printed or affixed labels as required, and the smallest sales package must be accompanied by a package insert. Prohibition on inserted materials: no text, audio-visual or other materials introducing or promoting the product or the company may be included inside the packaging

Early new consumer brands relied on visual impact to create an “unboxing surprise” — a gorgeous box, the ritual of peeling away layer after layer, a carefully designed inner structure — these were once the core weapons for brands to build a first impression with consumers. But consumers in 2026 are rewriting the rules through their actions. What they value is no longer the wow of that opening moment, but what the packaging can still do after it has been used. Part 01 The era of “unbox and discard” is over. Over the past ten

Food packaging: Shuanghui Development obtained a design patent for a “packaging bag (Kabanos sausage)” and filed a patent for a “sesame-paste egg packaging bag,” mainly for food appearance protection and image design. Cosmetic packaging: Proya obtained several design patents, including a “cosmetic packaging box (original color Botan 01)” and a “cosmetic packaging bottle (original color Botan),” covering container designs for products such as lip glaze and lip gloss. Medical aesthetics packaging: Aimeike obtained a

There is currently no unified “eight standards” formulation for packaging quality; different sources give different numbers of dimensions, usually summarized as 5-8 core areas of evaluation. Taken together, packaging quality is mainly assessed around the following aspects: Protectiveness: preventing physical damage (heat insulation, dust protection, light blocking, oxygen blocking, moisture protection), chemical change (oxidation, deterioration, corrosion) and biological contamination (microorganisms) within the shelf life, as well as anti-theft and anti-counterfeiting. Convenience and marketability

1. Policies, regulations and mandatory standards take effect. New rules on excessive express packaging implemented: the mandatory national standard GB 45186-2024 Requirements for Limiting Excessive Express Packaging officially took effect on July 1, 2026, setting out three quantified indicators: Box fit: divided into three tiers by inner item size, with permitted box diagonal multiples of 2.5/2.0/1.5 respectively; Layer control: non-fragile items ≤2 layers, fragile

The consumer market has changed rapidly in recent years, and packaging design is no longer just a shell wrapped around a product — it has become the medium through which brands communicate with consumers at first glance. Drawing on real cases of best-selling products in offline supermarkets and online e-commerce, here are the ten packaging design styles with the highest market recognition in 2026. There is no empty theory here; most are summarized from consumer purchasing preferences and industry implementation feedback. The first is the minimalist natural wood style, which is also a long-standing top design for food and health