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Sustainable Packaging
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Food
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Flexibles
Creating a national brand
Parmalat Bakery Group recently selected Ionic Communications Group to create the branding and packaging strategy for a line of cookies marketed under the brand name Mrs.
August 31, 2003
Food: Page 266
Dairy
In memoriam
Arnold Nawrocki, 78, the inventor of the first machine to individually wrap cheese slices at Clearfield Cheese, Curwensville, PA, died in Sun City, AZ, in early July.
August 31, 2003
Dairy
Standards-of-identity changes sought
The National Yogurt Assn. filed a petition asking FDA to revoke the standards of identity for low-fat yogurt and nonfat yogurt; amend the standard of identity for yogurt, including incorporation of provisions for low-fat and nonfat yogurt; and amend the standard of identity for cultured milk in numerous ways, including allowing the use of the alternate term “fermented milk.”
August 31, 2003
Bakery/Snack
Nuts to you
FDA gave the nod to the first of its qualified claims when it allowed packages of almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, walnuts, and peanuts to contain the statement: “Scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 oz per day of most nuts as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease.” The label must also tell consumers to check the back label for full calorie and fat information.
August 31, 2003
Coding, Printing & Labeling
COOL update
The House voted to prohibit mandatory country-of-origin labeling for meat products as part of a spending bill for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and FDA.
August 31, 2003
Sustainable Packaging
Pipeline: Boon or bane for recycling?
We recently read about some communities that are shifting the way they or their contracted companies handle curbside recyclables. Skokie, IL, has joined a number of other communities in the Chicago area—and I’m sure elsewhere—that are no longer requiring consumers to separate materials they put out for recycling.
August 31, 2003
Flexible packaging
Pregrilled brats bagged beautifully
Johnsonville Sausage LLC, Sheyboygan, WI, has bagged a way for people to enjoy fresh grilled sausage without having to fire up a grill.
August 31, 2003
Closures
Ready-made solution for CRC packaging
Last year’s requirement expanding the need for child-resistant closures posed a problem for a body oil, but a special collar did the trick.
August 31, 2003
Bakery/Snack
Security measures (sidebar)
Countering drug counterfeiters: A new initiative
August 31, 2003
Cartoning
Converting data into dollars
Our survey reveals that collecting, sharing, and converting packaging line data into knowledge is tricky for many. But for those who’ve mastered it, the benefits are compelling.
August 31, 2003
Controls & Machine Components
Data acquisition successes: Maintaining blow/fill/seal quality
Our editors scoured the industry for success stories—both big and little—on our quest for successful data acquisition and analysis implementations.
August 31, 2003
Feeding/inserting/unscrambling
Data acquisition successes: Checkweigher helps reduce giveaway
Our editors scoured the industry for success stories—both big and little—on our quest for successful data acquisition and analysis implementations.
August 31, 2003
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Data acquisition successes: Pinpointing bagging inefficiencies
Our editors scoured the industry for success stories—both big and little—on our quest for successful data acquisition and analysis implementations.
August 31, 2003
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