Stephen BarlasCoding, Printing & LabelingA reprieve from California e-pedigree?House and Senate serialization bills could push back packaging line expenditures, but wouldn’t do much to counter pharmaceutical counterfeiting.June 17, 2013Coding, Printing & LabelingFDA changes to drug bar code rule could have significant impact on packaging linesDepending on line speeds and label printing requirements, new equipment costs to meet rule could hit $200,000 per line.February 23, 2012Operational ExcellenceFDA workshop talks Turkey about item-level pharmaceutical packagingTurkey and France are out in front requiring serialization of drug packages, while the U.S. is in a catch-up position.June 9, 2011Material handlingFDA's track-and-trace workshop talks Turkey about item-level pharmaceutical packagingThe packaging executives gathered at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration track-and-trace workshop in mid-February didn't mean the bird when they talked Turkey between sessions at the FDA White Oak Complex in Silver Spring, MD.March 16, 2011Additives, coatings & inksCarbon monoxide has congressmen seeing redDemocrats in Congress will push for a ban on MAP until safety can be proven.October 4, 2007SustainabilityNo tolerance requiredEPA proposal would make it easier to get some new food packaging approved, especially for produce.August 9, 2007BeverageMaking no bones about calciumFDA wants to make it easier for food and drink packagers to make package health claims for osteoporosis.July 11, 2007Blisters/clamshells/skin packagingBack in the U.S.A.Drug reimportation legislation seems likely to pass in Congress. It may jumpstart track-and-trace packaging technology.June 11, 2007HomeCalifornia, here they comeThe golden state’s ePedigree requirement may force FDA’s hand on the use of radio-frequency identification.May 7, 2007LabelsFood FightSome in Congress want a new agency for food safety as well as new standards for safeguarding the nation’s food supply.April 3, 2007Page 1 of 19Next PageTop StoriesPackage DesignThrough the Line Podcast: Top Episodes of 2025, #3: Tropicana Weathers Blowback from Package RedesignThe number 3 most downloaded episode: Changing packaging design without upsetting the consumer can be challenging to navigate. Tropicana once again redesigned packaging in such a way that cost the company 19% in sales. Packaging World spoke to expert Brent Lindberg of Fuseneo, designer of the legacy pack that's being replaced.Containers & ClosuresMcCormick's Old Bay Leads Charge of Spices Back to TinContract PackagingHow CVS Store Brands Handles Refreshing a 5,000-item Private Label PortfolioCartoningSpanish Juice Brand Debuts Aseptic Pack with Paper BarrierSponsor ContentSemi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency
