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Why so little RFID progress in pharma?

If the use of RFID technology makes sense anywhere in the field of packaging—and I believe it makes a lot of sense in a great many places—the one place where it should be recognized as an obvious problem solver is in drug packaging.

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Flexibles

People

Bimal Kalvani was named president of Alcoa Flexible Packaging.

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Companies

Serac Inc. purchased Nova-Socimec.

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COOL seafood labeling in place

Mandatory country-of-origin labeling for fresh and frozen seafood took effect April 4, 2005. Labeling also must disclose if the fish was caught in the wild or farm-raised.

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Next uniform compliance date for labeling

FDA established January 1, 2008, as the uniform compliance date for food labeling regulations issued between March 14, 2005, and December 31, 2006.

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Another GMO fight likely

Europe and several of its top trading partners, including the United States, Canada, and Argentina, remain at odds over genetically-modified (GMO) foods.

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Looking over our shoulders

Part of my role as Executive Editor is to serve as a “filter” between the information I see from a variety of sources and the information we present in the magazine.

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Interphex conference reviews validation

The issue of validation—for virtually any process within a pharmaceutical facility—generated a buzz throughout the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center during Interphex 2005, held in New York April 26-28.

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Fish packs with TTIs (sidebar)

If red meat in an MAP format goes bad and should not be eaten, consumers can usually trust both their eyes and noses to tell them not to eat it. Fish is another story.

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Drug import bill could speed RFID adoption

New legislation mandates chain-of-custody requirements for pharmaceutical products that may be imported.

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Conveying & accumulation

Need for automation continues to grow!

Newly designed automation saves both time and money.

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Sustainability

interpack insights

The buzz at the über-sized interpack packaging show in Germany included integration, function-block technology, Rx ‘pens,’ simplicity, esthetics, and concern for machinery ‘made in China.’

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