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

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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

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Industry watch

June 6, 2010

Labels

Nuts and seeds packager upgrades labeling operations

Installs automatic labeling machines to replace manual labeling of PET containers.

June 6, 2010

Tamper-evident machinery

Bottled disinfectants get more reliable seals

New induction sealer delivers consistent performance without bottle stalls or cap meltdowns.

June 5, 2010

Flexible packaging

Innovation built on green principles

Sustainability remained a key criterion in this 22nd edition of the DuPont Awards. But this is mostly a story about innovation.

June 5, 2010

Additives, coatings & inks

Conference on PLA covers issues from 'resin to retailer'

At NatureWorks LLC’s April Innovation Takes Root 2010 (ITR) conference, the message was clear: Biopolymer’s time has come, and innovation and collaboration are the keys to continuing its forward momentum.

June 5, 2010

Flexible packaging

Slack fill complaint leads to empty feeling

Consumer group the Center for Science in the Public Interest has asked the Food and Drug Adminstration and many U.S. states to suppress a problem the group’s head calls “commonplace.

June 5, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

'Opa!' Greek yogurt company celebrates state-of-the-art filling lines

An authentic Greek import, FAGE Total yogurt is packaged at a new U.S. facility that boasts three aseptic filling lines that race to keep up with consumer demand.

June 4, 2010

Sustainability

Infinitely recyclable aluminum can more sustainable than ever, shows LCA

New life-cycle analyses from The Aluminum Association shows a carbon footprint reduction of 44% over the last 17 years.

May 27, 2010

Tamper-evident machinery

Two-in-one prefilled vial design wins DuPont Gold

Tamper-evident design of vial dispenser enables consumers to determine the authenticity of the product.

May 27, 2010

Additives, coatings & inks

Reusable shipper wins DuPont Diamond Award

Used to maintain and control temperatures of vaccines, blood, and biologics during transit.

May 26, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI): Class Labeling Change

FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients of revisions to the prescription and over-the-counter [OTC] labels for proton pump inhibitors, which work by reducing the amount of acid in the stomach, to include new safety information about a possible increased risk of fractures of the hip, wrist, and spine with the use of these medications.

May 25, 2010