Coding, Printing & Labeling

Survey respondents focus on E-commerce

Respondents to Packworld.com’s survey about direct-to-consumer e-commerce had plenty to say about costs, staffing changes and the lessons they’ve learned.

February 28, 2001

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Packaging grows in HBA 2001 Plans

This year’s HBA Global Expo will include a sizable contingent of packaging producers, plus there’s a packaging track in the Conference program.

February 28, 2001

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Decorating, market goals make glass winners

Clear Choice winners for 2000 reinforce the premium image of glass containers. Winners also employ costly decorating, including applied ceramic labeling and heat-transfer labels.

February 28, 2001

Conveying & accumulation

New line helps repackaging pay off

Added last August, RxPak’s newest drug repackaging line is notable not only for its level of automation, but also for the senior-friendly, child-resistant closure it applies. See in-plant video

February 28, 2001

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Proposed new biotech food rules

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a 120-day premarket notification for biotech foods in which manufacturers would provide the FDA with information demonstrating that the product is as safe as its conventional counterpart.

January 31, 2001

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Specialized Sourcing Made Quick and Easy

Gift wholesaler and manufacturer K & Co., Parkville, MO, learned of PackagingFinder.com (www.packagingfinder.com) in August 2000 through Microsoft Network’s search engine (www.msn.com).

January 31, 2001

Secondary Packaging

E-commerce-enabled Suppliers

Impaxx (www.impaxx.com), which owns several companies that supply packaging materials and labeling equipment, permits customers to access online proofing, order status and inventory management information.

January 31, 2001

Secondary Packaging

Krones, Inc: Filling/packing brochure

Krones (Franklin, WI) has released a brochure describing its foodstuff filling and packing capabilities. Brochure includes information on depalletizing, palletizing, filling, durability, labeling, packaging, safety and customer service.

January 31, 2001

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Musical graphics

Korbel Champagne Cellars and musician Kenny G have teamed up to offer a special bottle of champagne for Valentine’s Day. This “artist series” vintage from Geyserville, CA-based Korbel features Kenny G’s artwork on its label, which was designed by HKA (San Francisco, CA).

January 31, 2001

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Korea bows to U.S. pressure

Korea’s new country-of-origin labeling requirements for beef and pork products were due to take effect on January 1, but at the last moment, the Korean Government agreed to a request by USDA and the Office of the U.S.

January 31, 2001

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Stop faulty garlic claims

The Center for Science in the Public Interest submitted formal petitions to both Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission in December to halt labeling and advertising claims that garlic supplements reduce cholesterol by some manufacturers of dietary supplements.

January 31, 2001

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Organic labeling finalized

It took 10 years, but in December 2000 the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture published its official definition of “organic” and established rules for both raw and processed foods that bear the USDA Organic seal.

January 31, 2001

Coding, Printing & Labeling

A 'greener' way to decorate

VOSS of Oslo, Norway, is the first beverage plant licensee of RevTech’s Envirogluv™ glass decorating technology. In fact, it’s the first application of the technology used by a packager other than Revlon, RevTech’s former parent company, which has used it on glass containers of nail polish and makeup for several years.

January 31, 2001