Jim ButschliHomePharmaceutical Packaging Forum launchesHosted by Healthcare Packaging and Packaging World magazines, the first Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum featured speakers from ...April 2, 2007Flexible packagingSingle-dose HIV pack takes the right PATHFPA awarded a Special Citation for Social Responsibility for a multilayer foil-laminated pouch that allows HIV-positive mothers in Kenya, Africa to give their newborn babies a dose of Nevirapine oral suspension within 24 hours of birth, when the fast-acting drug is most effective in reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1.March 9, 2007HomeFDA's Marlowe addresses medical device makersThe Food and Drug Administration continues to be challenged by limited financial resources.March 9, 2007HomeNew HealthPACK management announcedStarting in 2008, HealthPACK will be managed by LF&A.March 9, 2007Confection/CandyDigital plates deliver for Hershey's converterPardon the pun, but The Hershey Co. is a pretty sweet customer for flexible packaging manufacturer/converter American Packaging Corp. (www.ampkcorp.com). So when the Hershey, PA-based confectionery/snack food company introduced its limited-edition Hershey Mounds Island Orange candy last year, it needed stunning packaging graphics to convey the candy’s bold orange and coconut flavors. APC prints the secondary bag that holds 11.1-oz of 24 individually packaged candy bar miniatures, earning a Flexible Packaging Assn. Gold Award for Printing Achievement.March 8, 2007Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materialsEnd-user input critical to tray manufacturingDefining the end-user's needs is the most crucial step of the entire thermoforming process.February 20, 2007Flexible packagingChecking up on healthcare packagingDrug delivery devices, advances in combination products, and biologicals/biopharmaceuticals will present both challenges and opportunities for packagers.February 9, 2007LabelsNestlé Beneful receives Pack Expo Selects awardThe dog food package for Nestlé Beneful Prepared Meals was selected the winner in the inaugural Pack Expo Selects™ program by packaging professionals attending last November’s Pack Expo Intl., which is sponsored by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (www.pmmi.org).February 9, 2007ClosuresAluminum bottle for stimulation beverage excites FeverIn January, Fever Beverage USA introduced 14-oz Fever Original and Fever Low Calorie stimulation beverages in aluminum bottles supplied by distributor Zuckerman Honickman (www.zh-inc.com). CCL Container (www.cclind.com) manufactures the bottles and uses lithography as the decorating process. Silgan (www.silganclosures.com) makes the 38-mm metal screw cap that tops the bottle.February 9, 2007Sustainable PackagingSeven packaging resolutions for 2007Yes, I’m sick of hearing about (and breaking) the typical resolutions, but it’s worth pondering these packaging resolutions from JoAnn Hines, self-proclaimed “packaging diva.”January 31, 2007Previous PagePage 149 of 192Next Page
