Eric F. GreenbergCoding, Printing & LabelingAvandia controversy escalatesOne 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, 2010Flexible packagingSlack fill complaint leads to empty feelingConsumer 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, 2010Coding, Printing & LabelingWarnings show food labels are a new FDA priorityThe traditional way to think about Food and Drug Administration enforcement is to divide violations into those that might threaten health and those that don’t.May 3, 2010BeverageHACCP advice for packaging makersWhen the subject is HACCP, what’s a maker of food packaging to do?April 1, 2010HomeFDA and appellate court spar over expiration datesIf you’re in the business of buying and reselling bottles of salad dressing, can you change the best-if-used-by dates before you resell them? FDA said no but a Chicago court disagreed.March 9, 2010HomeUnfortunate drug recall points to regulatory featuresA lot of the people who write about packaging developments are writing these days about the misfortune of McNeil Consumer Healthcare and its recent recall due to off-odor of many of its well known over-the-counter products, including Tylenol and Rolaids.March 8, 2010HomeFDA "decisions" on BPA are only latest chapter in ongoing sagaWhat could have made a splash was more like a plop. Although it was anxiously awaited by some in industry and consumer groups, FDA’s January announcement of its latest thinking about Bisphenol A in packaging was less of an announcement of decisions than a progress report on a still-ongoing adventure.February 5, 2010Coding, Printing & LabelingIt's only labeling: banish the phraseToday’s topic is Dannon’s recent settlement of a multimillion dollar class action lawsuit, and specifically, what it is, and what it isn’t.December 7, 2009Coding, Printing & LabelingChemical burdens tightening: Here comes EPAThe Environmental Protection Agency and Congress are working on ways to tighten chemical safety regulations.October 29, 2009Coding, Printing & LabelingWhen packaging and labeling help fight drug counterfeitsIn the Food and Drug Administration’s ongoing battle against counterfeit drug products, the latest FDA guidance is aimed directly at packaging techniques.October 5, 2009Previous PagePage 21 of 26Next PageTop StoriesDigital TransformationWalmart Uses ‘First-to-Market’ RFID in Fresh CategoriesWalmart expands its use of RFID technology to fresh food departments like meat, bakery, and deli, introducing digital labels that boost inventory accuracy, reduce food waste, and streamline operations.RecyclingThrough the Line Podcast: How Amazon Combines Tech and Material Innovation to Cut WasteRoboticsGriffith Foods’ Model in Colombia: Robots with a Human TouchCoding & MarkingP&G’s Tide Laser Marks Cap for Better Dosing Clarity, RecyclabilitySponsor ContentCircular packaging solutions
