Eric F. GreenbergCoding, 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, 2008HomeCosmetics safety storm brewing, or hadn't you heard?Lately, what you put onto your body has been of great interest to other people. In this case, we’re talking about cosmetics.December 7, 2007Previous PagePage 23 of 26Next PageTop StoriesAdhesive applicationCoca-Cola's Topo Chico Innovates in Case Gluing and SealingAt its Monterrey, Mexico plant, Topo Chico reduced adhesive consumption by nearly 55% in the hot-melt gluing of boxes for its mineral water bottles.PMMI News2025 Packaging State of the Industry: U.S. Expands, Canada Maintains Strong BaseBio-basedCrocs is First to Use Algae-Based Ink in CMYK PackagingE-commerce/D2C packagingBenefits of Right-Sizing and Recyclability of Corrugated Material at Parcel Forum 2025Sponsor ContentEngineered Liquid Mixing Systems Increase Process
