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Saudi Arabia’s 18th International Event for Production & Processing, Printing & Packaging, Plastics Written by The behalal team for Events Home Industry News UK & World

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13/10/12 www.packagingeurope.com

The region’s largest and fastest growing marketplace for plastics and petrochem products, machinery and services SAUDI ARABIA – THE PACKAGING AND PRINTING HUB OF THE GULF, not just for consumables but also for capital goods and equipment, much of which is within the private sector.

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UK: Poisoned by plastic: Chemicals in water bottles and food packaging have been linked to infertility and birth defects. Scaremongering, or the truth? Written by The behalal team for Health Home Industry News UK & World

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11/6/12  www.dailymail.co.uk

By Steven Brogan

When Juliette Scarfe invites you to potter about the kitchen of her home in South London, you fail to notice anything odd at first – and then it dawns on you. It is a completely plastic-free zone.

‘I won’t have it in my house, I won’t have it in my body and I don’t want it anywhere near anyone I love,’ she says. ‘It’s all around us and it’s poisoning us. The problem is, we’ve all come to take it so much for granted that we just assume it’s safe. Well, it isn’t!’

Juliette is a 33-year-old former lawyer who gave up the profession to launch Bare Skin Beauty, her own brand of organic cosmetics, earlier this year. She is also one of a growing number of people who are turning their backs on plastic bottles, plastic-lined tin cans and anything edible that comes in plastic packaging.

What a load of rubbish: Consumers are gradually turning their backs on plastic because of health concernsWhat a load of rubbish: Consumers are gradually turning their backs on plastic because of health concerns

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