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Windset Farms

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Project Windset Farms
Brand(s) Packaged Product(s) Bell Peppers, Sweet Pointed Peppers, Mini Peppers, Mini Cucumbers, Eggplants
Market(s) Canada, US Release to Market(s) 2021
Manufacturer Pacty Flexible Packaging Solutions Material(s) Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bag
Summary Performance testing included packer and key retailers: -ensuring sufficient material gauge, including for handle component -shake test -packing test -shelf -ife test by Quality Assurance (QA) team -evaluated for visual clarity/consistency from a marketing perspective Aim is for all eligible products to be offered in this format by April 2024 Complies with GDR#6: Increase Recycling Value in Flexible Consumer Packaging Follows Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Green Guides when applying the “at least 20% less plastic than our previous bag” claim.  Complied with key retailer request to only run this on-pack claim for 6 months. Brand owner reports that the 20% reduction equates to approximately 108,000lbs of plastic per year.
References (2012) Federal Trade Commission Green Guides: https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/federal_register_notices/guides-use-environmental-marketing-claims-green-guides/greenguidesfrn.pdf