Eric F. GreenbergReusable/ReturnableWhat's new and what might be in the food realmIt’s not a bad time to look ahead to 2009 on several fronts.December 2, 2008Coding, Printing & LabelingNew law tries to wake up sleepy commissionWhen is a regulatory agency not a regulatory agency?October 3, 2008Coding, Printing & LabelingHow can they get away with that? (Well, maybe they can't.)For all those who have ever looked at Internet ads or emails or late-night infomercials for dietary supplement and food products claiming all sorts of medical miracles and wondered, ‘How can they get away with that?’ the answer appears that at least some of them cannot.August 4, 2008SustainabilitySmall particles may present big regulatory issuesToday we take up small matters.July 2, 2008Tamper-evident machineryDoes new bill hold future of FDA?If you look at this stuff, about all you can say is, ‘Oh, man.’June 1, 2008Tamper-evident machineryMany sources of advice on enhancing supplier reliabilityFood packagers always face challenges, of course.May 12, 2008LabelingMedical device civil suits are preempted, but for how long, and are drugs next?As of now, a person hurt by a medical device cannot sue the manufacturer for negligence or strict product liability if the product was approved by FDA through a full-blown premarket approval procedure, and the device that hurt you was in compliance with FDA requirements. Up until late February 2008, you could have, but then the Supreme Court said otherwise.April 3, 2008Coding, Printing & LabelingDrug pedigree requirements come and go, and likely will come againThose waiting for California to implement e-pedigree requirements for drugs as a means of thwarting counterfeiters: Hold your horses.March 2, 2008HomeFood contact chemistry guidance document gets adjustmentsOne common place that packaging meets law is where packaging touches food.February 4, 2008Meat/Poultry/SeafoodAction plan, food protection plan now lead the packIt was only a couple of months ago that an obscure provision about reporting dangerous food products, embedded in a big law that mostly dealt with toughening drug regulation, was the biggest change in food safety law in quite some time (see www.packworld.com/view-24168).January 10, 2008Previous PagePage 23 of 26Next PageTop StoriesRecyclingTerraCycle Launches Aurora, Ill., Operations CenterTerraCycle officially opens a new 100,000-sq-ft operations center in Aurora, Ill., transforming a historic factory into a hub for sorting and distributing hard-to-recycle materials from across North America.HomeKrusteaz Streamlines Packaging Artwork ManagementRecyclingWM Report: CPGs Can Find Brand Loyalty Through Recycling CommitmentsReusable/ReturnableReusable Cup Pilot at Portland Stadiums Relies on RFIDSponsor ContentInnovative packaging solutions
