Japanese milk cartons adopting plastic caps amid pandemic

More Japanese milk manufacturers are switching to cartons with plastic caps amid the coronavirus pandemic as a way to reduce possible infection as consumers no longer need come into contact with the pouring surface when they open the container.Megmilk Snow Brand Co. and Meiji Holdings Co. are among major Japanese beverage makers that are moving over to 900-milliliter cartons with screw caps, with the move coming at a time when many manufacturers are in the process of upgrading their equipment.COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, spreads through small droplets that ar…READ FULL ARTICLE