Conveying & accumulation

Software links printers company-wide

Jelly Belly Candy Company has increased factory automation and reduced the costs of pre-printed packaging through good use of package-coding software.

August 8, 2010

Labeling: Page 50

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Industry watch

August 7, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Proposed legislation could impact cosmetic packaging

Following FDA’s recent push to monitor health claims on functional foods, this proposal calls for full disclosure of ingredients, reporting of adverse health effects and random testing for pathogens or contaminants.

August 4, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

FDA medication error draft guidance to come by Sept. 30

Packaging, such as container/carton labels, will be considered by the agency in an attempt to reduce errors.

July 29, 2010

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Evaluating in-mold labeling

How does this method of decoration stack up as an option?

July 26, 2010

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

New breed of blister pack for trimmer line

Desert Extrusion patents a new vinyl packaging design that addresses the previous package’s unfortunate tendency to behave like a jack-in-the-box.

July 3, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Avandia controversy escalates

One Senator and one member of Congress are calling on the FDA to pull from the market the diabetes drug Avandia because of safety concerns. It’s the latest flare-up of a firestorm of controversy--and a window into several important issues.

July 1, 2010

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Industry watch

July 1, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Dole opts for all-plastic pallets with embedded RFID tags

Dole Fresh Fruit, a subsidiary of Dole Food Co., Inc., headquartered in Westlake Village, CA, now is using all-plastic pallets with embedded RFID tags to ship some of its fruit and vegetable products within North America.

July 1, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Front & back labeling system

Model 1600 front & back labeling system from LSI, a division of Pro Mach, includes a heavy-duty top hold down and can be equipped with optional infeed systems.

June 30, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Aldi to put carbon footprint info on labels

The move will begin later this year with some of the grocer’s own-brand products on store shelves in Australia.

June 10, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

FTC targets Snap, Crackle and Pop for health claims on Rice Krispies

Package claims cereal “now helps support your child’s immunity.”

June 7, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Loveshaw's LS-600 Labeler Offers Functionality At a Great Cost

The Little David LS-600 from Loveshaw allows for the use of various application options. For applying labels on pallets or runs of various dimensional cases/products, labeler is reliable, accurate, and durable.

June 6, 2010