Labels

FDA issues draft guidance on labeling for new animal drugs

Describes what the agency considers when deciding to take regulatory action; public comments accepted until 60 days after it publishes in the Federal Register.

September 9, 2015

Petfood/Pet Care: Page 6

Flexible packaging

Pouching hard-to-handle pet treats

As global demand for its pet foods has risen, World Pet needed more capacity in the standup pouch machine category, but the equipment had to be good at odd shapes.

August 26, 2015

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Hermit crab 'accessories' now packed automatically

The switch from manual packaging of hermit crab products to an automated filling and sealing bagger speeds production, lowers labor costs, and ensures product quality.

May 4, 2015

Flexibles

Personalized petfood is Just Right

When it comes to packaged food, consumers have a virtually endless number of products from which to choose to meet their nutritional needs, taste preferences, and life stage.

May 4, 2015

Petfood/Pet Care

FDA increases efforts to tackle illegal animal drug sales

The move is part of the agency's mission to increase the availability of safe, effective animal drugs.

April 15, 2015

Recycling

Pharmapack Europe covered lots of ground

Exclusive coverage fom Pharmapack Europe includes strategies for handling injectables, updates on new regs for med devices, and a look at the challenges of veterinary drugs.

April 1, 2015

Flexibles

Ultra-premium petfood gets reclosable seal

Pet Food UK selects a 1.5-kg flexible pouch for its new petfood product that uses a reclosable hook-and-fastener system to provide convenience and product protection.

February 13, 2015

Operational Excellence

Animal health medications benefit from track and trace

Serialization technology protects global pharmaceutical and biotech maker protect its flea-and-tick medications.

January 8, 2015

Flexible packaging

Watch PMMI’s 2014 Packaging Line of the Year in action

Learn how Big Heart Pet Brands implemented new packaging technologies and fetched PMMI’s prestigious award.

December 18, 2014

Cartoning

Off The Shelf: Clever carton for Milk-Bone chews

It’s designed to look like a tooth paste carton so that pet owners will think ‘canine dental health’ when they encounter it in the store.

December 16, 2014

Cartons and boxes

Core values—real, honest, natural—conveyed by pet food pack

The Honest Kitchen redesigns the packaging graphics for its natural pet foods, using hand-drawn illustrations of key ingredients and copy to lend an artisan feel.

September 29, 2014

Sustainability

Smithers Pira predicts US$1.1 trillion global packaging market by 2024

Healthcare packaging and packaging for other consumer goods will remain the fastest-growing segments.

September 19, 2014

Petfood/Pet Care

U.S. demand for pet food packaging to reach $2.5B

Pet food packaging growth will be spurred by a rebound in the pet population as well as pet owners’ growing desire to give their animals more nutritious, healthier food options.

July 24, 2014