Stephen Barlas

Coding, Printing & Labeling
Packaging 'ahoy'
Congressional mandates on ocean shipping security are expected to stimulate packaging and container technology.
February 28, 2003
There are a number of high- and low-technology ways to help safeguard containerized shipments. The military demonstrates an auto
Labeling
Drug companies send FDA mixed message on bar codes
Brand-name, OTC and generic drug firms voice varying degrees of qualified acceptance of bar codes on pharmaceutical packages.
January 31, 2003
New technology is putting bar codes on single-unit containers of medicine previously considered too small for standard bar codes
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Congress 'irradiates' labeling requirement
Companies can now use ‘pasteurized’ term on labels of food products that have been treated with radiation to kill bacteria.
December 31, 2002
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Secondary Packaging
Ergonomics guides give packaging a lift
New voluntary guidelines from OSHA should give packaging departments added leverage with upper management.
November 30, 2002
Automatic magazine loaders relieve workers of a strenuous job at one major household products manufacturer.
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Temporary relief for OTC convenience packs
FDA postpones May deadline for putting Drug Facts label on convenience-size OTC packages.
September 30, 2002
Random-printed foil pouch is affixed between two paper plies that offer space for the Drug Facts information.
Meat/Poultry/Seafood
Irradiation codes light up imported produce
APHIS wants imported, irradiated fruit and vegetables to prominently display irradiation tags on boxes. U.S. companies protest cost.
August 31, 2002
Hawaii Pride's boxes clearly state the product is irradiated, include the radura symbol, plus the SureBeam symbol.
Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging
Double (and triple) dose of convenience?
Co-packaging of drugs can help medication compliance. But lack of FDA policy impedes packaging applications.
June 30, 2002
The carton containing Helidac therapy holds 14 individual blister cards (shown empty at top). Each blister has four daily dosage
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Temporary relief for OTC convenience packs
FDA postpones May deadline for putting Drug Facts label on convenience-size OTC packages.
May 31, 2002
Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging
FDA prescription for drug errors reads 'bar code'
Drug manufacturers will have to increase use of unit-of-use package sizes, plus add new scanning and printing equipment.
May 31, 2002
At this blister sealer, printed lid stock with a truncated bar code is applied and heat sealed to a blister containing medicatio
Tamper-evident machinery
FDA wants packaging 'pedigrees'
New bioterrorism law will require packagers to maintain records about sources of packaging materials.
April 30, 2002
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