Eric F. GreenbergOperational ExcellenceOther Shoe Finally Drops on Cosmetics RegulationIn late December, the U.S. Congress passed, and President Biden signed, a big federal spending bill that included significant new changes to the laws applicable to cosmetics products.February 1, 2023RecyclingMore Attention (Controversy?) for Food PackagingIf you’ve been following the recent controversies over the federal regulation of food contact materials in the U.S., including packaging, you’ve seen a variety of types of activity.November 29, 2022Contract PackagingOn Contracts with Contract Packagers and ManufacturersConsiderations for entering into well-thought-out contracts with contract packagers.September 26, 2022Operational ExcellenceLegal Side Column: Noodling on How to Arrange RegulatorsToday, let’s discuss regulators and how to organize them.September 1, 2022Sustainable PackagingSingle-use Plastics are Public Enemy #1 in California (Canada, too)California bonked plastics and packaging on the head with a new law in late June.August 11, 2022Operational ExcellenceLegal Column: GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) Designation Goes to CongressThe GRAS pathway to clearance of the use of substances in packaging and in food is crucially important, and this proposed law has the potential to make enormous changes in various legal obligations.June 28, 2022Operational ExcellenceLegals Side: Exploring Contracts etc.The bottom line is that it’s important to make sure whenever possible to enter a written contract that is clear and complete. But, you'll be surprised to hear, it's not always the end of the world when a contract isn't in place, in certain circumstances.May 29, 2022LabelsA Healthy Try at Simplifying Food Labels?At the risk of overdramatizing, the food label is a continuing cauldron of controversy.April 26, 2022Sustainable PackagingUN Adopts Mandate for Global Plastics TreatyThe UN Environmental Assembly adopts a resolution aimed at ending plastic pollution through an international, legally binding agreement targeted at 2024.April 7, 2022Additives, coatings & inksChanging LandscapeChanges are afoot in the world of food contact packaging regulation.March 1, 2022Previous PagePage 2 of 26Next PageTop StoriesRecyclingMRFs, Markets, and the Business of BalesAt the Packaging Recycling Summit, a panel of MRF leaders broke down what really happens after the bin, why markets matter, and how brands can design packaging that actually makes it through the system.Coding & MarkingCerveza Charro Pioneers 2D Code Adoption on Its LabelsRoboticsA3: Food, CPG Robotics Investments in Brief Lull After Pandemic SurgeRecyclingBehavioral Science Meets the Blue BinSponsor ContentStainless Steel Liquid Mixers for Demanding Sanitary Applications