Eric F. GreenbergHomeCalifornia’s Proposition 65: still weird after all these yearsIt has always seemed that everything about California’s Proposition 65 was weird—as in, unusual, unexpected, a tad askew. I can think of at least four such things.November 5, 2018Consumer packaged goodsTobacco pushes to the front of the lineA latecomer to FDA’s stable of responsibilities, regulation of tobacco aims to protect the public health, though these efforts are not without controversy.October 30, 2018HomeHow to vouch for products from here or thereThis column is being written on the 17th anniversary of the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001.October 5, 2018HomeUndeclared allergens make foods misbranded and unsafeIf you’ve ever perused the law’s definition of “misbranded” food, you know it has lots of sub-parts, describing essentially every imaginable detail about a food label that could be improperly displayed, missing, inaccurate, or misleading.September 4, 2018HomeThe ground has shifted, in a bad wayIf anyone asks you in the next few months what the big new legal trend affecting packaging is, I suggest you tell them it’s the “Worldwide Plastics Smackdown.”August 3, 2018HomeOn 'bioengineered' disclosure specs, USDA proposes some, asks about othersMany food labels will soon contain information about the food’s GMO or “bioengineered” contents thanks to new federal regulations.July 6, 2018HomeRegulators coordinate to protect kids from controversial productsControversy has its limits.June 4, 2018HomeStreamlining for combination products: Please, may I have some more?Sure, FDA has proposed to help speed their reviews of new products that combine categories, but will it really get out of its own way?May 16, 2018HomeIt is what it is, except when it isn’tAlthough food packagers might spend most of their time contemplating the intricacies of label and manufacturing compliance, some of their energy should also should go toward making sure the food is what it is.May 2, 2018HomeA regulator in an anti-regulation eraBucking the trend, it appears Scott Gottlieb’s FDA is protecting the public health and trying to make it easier to clear new medicines and devices quickly.April 24, 2018Previous PagePage 7 of 26Next PageTop StoriesRecyclingH2R Decision Matrix Clarifies What Is & Isn’t Deemed ‘Widely Recyclable’GreenBlue’s How2Recycle program releases a public-facing framework to help brand owners and suppliers understand how recyclability designations are made, and why not every package earns a “Widely Recyclable” label.Package DesignV8 Energy Gives its Package Design a Refreshing BoostPMMI NewsMeeting Sustainability Goals Requires CollaborationRecyclingPrivate Label Brands Target Low-Barrier, Recyclable Films via Retailer ForumSponsor ContentEngineered Liquid Mixing Systems Increase Process Yield
