Package Design

FDA Proposes Front-of-Package Nutrition Labels for Food/Bev

The new front-of-package nutrition labels would assist consumers in making healthier food choices by emphasizing sodium, sugar, and saturated fat levels.

January 15, 2025

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Labeling

5 Bold New Administration Predictions

There could be packaging-related developments under the new administration, especially the FDA, including potential regulatory changes and updated labeling requirements.

January 14, 2025

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Dropps Packaging Goes Omnichannel, Returns to Retail

Laundry and dish pod trailblazer Dropps doesn't need to get up on a soap box about sustainable packaging. Its new omnichannel carton range, rolled out in June 2024, sends that message on its own, both via e-comm channels and in the retail detergent aisle.

January 8, 2025

Labeling

WLS Promotes Breanna Behr to Regional Sales Manager for the Northeastern United States

WLS, a ProMach brand

Behr will leverage her engineering expertise to help manufacturers in health care, personal care, beverage, and more implement advanced labeling systems.

December 13, 2024

Labeling

Top Articles of 2024, #13: Kraft Heinz Faces Labeling Legal Challenge

The #13 most clicked article of 2024: A federal judge has ruled that Kraft Heinz must address allegations of misleading consumers about artificial preservatives in its Mac & Cheese product.

December 24, 2024

Coding & Marking

Top Articles of 2024, #16: Paper Maker Meets Walmart's RFID Mandate

The #16 most clicked article of 2024: Paper converter Paris Corp. develops a strong RFID program that includes custom-designed inlay encoding and label printing and application equipment and custom encoding software to meet Walmart’s RFID tagging mandate.

December 21, 2024

Coding & Marking

"Tattooed" Fruits Grab Attention, Save Plastic with Laser Date Coding

Laser etching directly onto suitably thick-skinned fruits like mangos and avocados lets Westfalia Fruit eschew plastic price look-up tags with date codes, while standing out on the shelf. Possibilities for unique designs, even 2D codes, abound.

December 18, 2024

Bagging & Pouching

Cannabis Distributor Supercharges Packaging Efficiency with Automation

A combination scale, bagger, checkweigher, and coding and marking operations accelerated packaging production efficiency to 300 parts per labor hour, up from 40 parts per labor hour.

December 4, 2024

Recycling

Danone Adds Refreshed How2Recycle with Dynamic, Localized Recycle Check

Truth in labelling laws and recycling infrastructure changes prompted GreenBlue's How2Recyle to refresh its iconography for any potential future. An adaptable, interactive datamatrix label based on The Recycling Partnership's Recycle Check is a big shift.

December 9, 2024

Labeling

RRD Releases Packaging & Labels Insight Report

RRD

RRD's 2024 Packaging & Labels Insight Report: Amidst inflation, companies adjust design, focus on functionality, safety and sustainability.

December 6, 2024

Labeling

FDA and USDA Seek Input on Food Date Labeling Practices

The FDA and USDA have issued a Request for Information to gather insights on food date labeling practices, aiming to address consumer confusion and reduce food waste.

December 4, 2024

Package design

Kraft Heinz Faces Legal Challenge Over Mac & Cheese Labeling

A federal judge has ruled that Kraft Heinz must address allegations of misleading consumers about artificial preservatives in its Mac & Cheese product

November 15, 2024

Coding & Marking

Sneed Coding Solutions Donates Handheld Printers to Houston Food Bank

Sneed Coding Solutions

The donation by Sneed Coding Solutions will help the organization better manage inventory, ensure food safety standards, and ultimately serve more people in need.

November 13, 2024