Bog Gatty and Cecilia BlalockSustainable PackagingNew coalition aims at regulatory processThe business community wasted no time in organizing to take advantage of the more pro-business climate on Capitol Hill. FPA joined the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the Printing Industries of America, the Society of the Plastics Industry and other organizations and companies in a new coalition whose primary goal is to see that the regulatory-related language contained in the House Republicans' "Contract with America" is enacted.December 31, 1994SustainabilityPlaying Offense Looks Like Fun To Packaging Industry"We have been fighting a defensive battle for a long time," said Richard Thornburg, director of government relations for the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), in assessing the impact of the November elections.December 31, 1994Blisters/clamshells/skin packagingPackaging can be weapon against medication mistakesSome 342 people die each day because of mistakes in taking medication, Dan Gerner told the annual meeting of the Drug, Chemical & Allied Trades last fall.December 31, 1994Bakery/SnackFood label info accurate, says FDAMost food marketers use accurate data in the Nutrition Facts panels that began to appear on packages earlier this year. So reported Dr. David Kessler, FDA commissioner, in mid-December about a random sampling of 300 products taken off grocery store shelves.December 31, 1994Page 1 of 1Top 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 ContentSemi-automatic Liquid Drum Filler Increases Operator Efficiency
