Cecelia BlalockCoding, Printing & LabelingConsumer group seeks food label changesThe Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a Washington, D.C.-based consumer advocacy group, is asking the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make changes in its food labeling regulations and to prohibit dozens of specific claims that are now appearing on food packages.August 31, 1995Coding, Printing & LabelingHow effective is nutrition labeling?It must depend on who is asked. GMA claims that an "overwhelming majority of consumers" read food labels, and that 63% of consumers find the nutritional information on the label to be "easier to understand." However, a survey by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and Prevention Magazine reported that most food shoppers are not familiar with the new nutrition label.August 31, 1995HomeOregon law amendedThe Oregon House and Senate have approved amendments to the state's Rigid Plastic Container Law. Food containers will be exempt from the law, thanks to a successful amendment that was supported by the Oregon Food Processors.August 31, 1995Coding, Printing & LabelingVermont's BST label regs challengedBarring a court injunction being sought by dairy industry groups, manufacturers of dairy products will be subject to Vermont's mandatory BST labeling regulations as of September 12, 1995.August 31, 1995FlexiblesFPA seeks sensible EPA emissions rulesThe Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) pledge to work more closely with the industries it regulates will be put to the test by a request from the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) to revise its proposed regulations on emissions of hazardous air pollutants.August 31, 1995Coding, Printing & LabelingNew environment label bill in CaliforniaIn an effort to bring California into compliance with federal environmental advertising claims guidelines by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), industry is backing a state environment labeling bill prohibiting environmental marketing claims that do not meet or exceed requirements for substantiation, are not consistent with examples in the FTC guidelines, or are identified as deceptive claims by those guidelines.August 31, 1995HomeRegulatory reform bill hung up in SenateRegulatory reform may be a popular cause on Capitol Hill, accepted (in principle at least) by both parties. But passing specific legislation is another matter.August 31, 1995HomeMaine zaps ban on irradiationMaine has decided to join 48 other states in allowing the sale of irradiated foods. Governor Angus King signed a bill repealing the state ban in late June after the measure won approval by a state House-Senate Committee.July 31, 1995LabelingPackaging woes prompt meat processors to seek reliefThe American Meat Institute (AMI) has asked for a six-month extension of the August 8 implementation date for new ingredient labeling requirements by USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service.July 31, 1995BeerNutrition labels for beer?The camel's nose got under the tent when the Supreme Court overturned the federal law banning alcohol content on beer labels. Now, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, has petitioned the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to allow companies to make health claims on alcoholic beverage labels.July 31, 1995Previous PagePage 14 of 16Next PageTop StoriesRecyclingThrough the Line Podcast: Top Episodes of 2025, #5 SC Johnson Calls for EPR Clarity at Packaging Recycling SummitThe #5 most downloaded episode: Packaging World editor-in-chief, Matt Reynolds and Jeff Bezzo, executive director of plastic and packaging sustainability at SC Johnson, discussed harmonization across states as a potential catalyst for EPR compliance at the 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit.RecyclingThrough the Line Podcast: Glacier's AI Tool Turns Recycling Data into InsightRecyclingSodaStream, Mastronardi Produce, and Presto Design Paper-based PackagingDigital TransformationAutomation Fair Q&A: Inside Rockwell’s Push Toward Autonomous Packaging for CPGsSponsor ContentSide-entry Liquid Mixer Improves Solids Suspension in Large Tanks
