Stephen BarlasBlisters/clamshells/skin packagingOpen up and say 'Ah'The Consumer Product Safety Commission is looking into requiring child-resistant packaging for all over-the-counter cold and cough products.December 31, 2000Conveying & accumulationDepends how you slice itThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s packaging equipment certification proposal could raise costs for machinery buyers.September 30, 2000Coding, Printing & LabelingBattle brewing over child-resistant capsThe Consumer Product Safety Commission is considering mandating child-resistant closures for cosmetics, cleaning solvents and auto products, among others.August 31, 2000ContainersMission impossible?Congress is trying to forge an agreement between branded product marketers and product diverting companies for packaging codes that help in product recalls.July 31, 2000Coding, Printing & LabelingEPA labeling proposal bugs industryAgency proposal would ban numerous terms from labels of anti-microbial products—and even trade names.April 30, 2000Coding, Printing & LabelingRx for supplement labels: a mixed prescriptionAgency gives new leeway for disease prevention claims but imposes some significant restrictions, too.March 31, 2000Blisters/clamshells/skin packagingFDA packaging guidance gets bad 'wrap'Brand-name pharmaceutical manufacturers and OTC companies want more freedom to make packaging changes without major petitioning.February 29, 2000Additives, coatings & inksFDA fires starter's gun on 'fast track'Agency offers details of new 120-day approval program usable for most—but not all—food-contact substrate materials.January 31, 2000SustainabilityMystery of the missing PMNsThe FDA and the pharmaceutical industry are both scratching their figurative heads over packaging suppliers’ apparent hesitancy to use the agency’s new 120-day packaging approval program.December 31, 1999HomeOSHA wants more muscleAgency is looking to build up its access to get confidential consultant reports and hold companies to higher ergonomics standards.December 31, 1999Previous PagePage 10 of 19Next PageTop StoriesContainers & ClosuresWater Brand is First to Commercialize PET Bottle CapThe launch of new alkaline water brand Power Hydration in California marks the first commercial use of Origin Materials’ PET Cap, making both the bottle and cap recyclable.WorkforceStudents Step into the Spotlight at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2025Reusable/ReturnableVideo Show & Tell: Inside Clean Cult’s Redesign for Refill and ReuseRecyclingClosing the Loop: Molecular Recycling's Role in Sustainable PackagingSponsor ContentSemi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency
