Converting equipment

Ocean Spray firmly grasps handled PET

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., broke new ground in mid-April by introducing a 1-gal, clear, heat-set polyethylene terephthalate bottle that incorporates a preformed polypropylene side handle.

May 31, 1999

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Conveying & accumulation

Print-and-apply applies to carton converter

Automated print-and-apply labeling replaces manual case labeling and eliminates inventorying preprinted label stock. Combined labor and material savings top $100ꯠ/yr for folding carton converter Walter G. Anderson, Inc.

May 31, 1999

Coding, Printing & Labeling

More on irradiation

In comments to USDA on its proposed new regulations allowing the use of irradiation on meat and poultry products, FMI strongly supported irradiation and said informed consumer choice is essential to its success.

May 31, 1999

Coding, Printing & Labeling

International labeling

At a recent meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, an international body that issues principles and guidelines for international trade, the U.S.

May 31, 1999

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Congress hears an earful about country-of-origin labeling

Testifying before a House Agriculture Subcommittee, representatives of food trade associations gave a resounding "no" to country-of-origin labeling legislation that requires disclosure of the origins of specific ingredients as well as the product itself.

May 31, 1999

Secondary Packaging

Somewhere, over-the-counter, the FDA waits for drug packers

OTC drug makers will have to become packaging 'wizards' to fit new Drug Facts information on cartons, containers, tubes and bottles.

May 31, 1999

Coding, Printing & Labeling

No Listeria labeling

Contrary to earlier reports, USDA is backing off the idea of labels warning of possible Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat meat and poultry products.

May 31, 1999

Coding, Printing & Labeling

One for all

To best profit from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), North American manufacturers should be aiming at one product, one package and one label for U.S., Mexican and Canadian markets, according to the North American Alliance, which includes the trade associations GMA, Food and Consumer Product Manufacturers of Canada and ConMexico.

May 31, 1999

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Genetic food labeling

In what could evolve into an international food fight that threatens U.S. exports, opposition to genetically modified food is growing in Europe. In late April, Britain's largest grocery chain, Tesco, announced it would phase out such food products and would try to deal with suppliers whose products are not made from genetically altered crops.

May 31, 1999

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Marprint, Inc: Label applicator

Applying preprinted labels to packages of any size, shape or fragility, the Paragon Express(TM) module from Marprint (White Bear Lake, MN) can be integrated into a line or can stand alone.

May 31, 1999

Coding, Printing & Labeling

OTC drugs sport new labels

Over-the-counter drugs must contain a new standardized format label designed to make it easier for consumers to understand a drug's benefits, risks and proper use, according to a new regulation from the U.S.

April 30, 1999

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Bottled water labeling

Bottled water may be safe, but the environmental activist group Natural Resources Defense Council petitioned FDA to set strict limits for a wide variety of contaminants in bottled water and to require bottled water labels to disclose contaminants.

April 30, 1999

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Beef labeling

Congress continues to ponder requiring country-of-origin labels on some imported foods, including beef and lamb. Package labels would indicate the origin of the meat source and the percentages of both domestic and imported meat when they are blended, as in ground beef.

April 30, 1999