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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Beverage
Food
Other Packaged Goods
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
MAP pack for fresh red meat and sauce
The Tesco chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom is testing a new twist on fresh red meat in modified-atmosphere packs. It's a line of refrigerated "pan fry or grill" cuts, including pork, beef and lamb, that come with a complementary sauce.
January 31, 1999
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Coding, Printing & Labeling
Coder delivers healthy benefits for U.K. vet lab
Faster coding and clearer print on each label enable Veterinary Laboratories Agency to speed the supply of tuberculin to veterinary establishments throughout the United Kingdom.
January 31, 1999
Secondary Packaging
Packaging for a creamy candy
Nabisco of Parsippany, NJ, recent-ly introduced Lifesavers Creme Savers®, which it calls "the first dairy-based hard candy from Lifesavers that blends real cream with classic flavors." Nabisco marketers wanted to make sure that graphics on the roll candy's overwrap had a "creamy," three-dimensional quality that would make the candy stand out on the package.
January 31, 1999
Meat/Poultry/Seafood
More food safety
Recognizing an issue that resonates with the public, the Clinton Administration continues to give high priority to food safety. The Administation's FY2000 budget contains a 12% increase for food safety initiatives, with approximately $105 million more divided among U.S.
January 31, 1999
Flexibles
Spuds bud in barrier trays
Potatoes are breaking into a new market with Purely Idaho brand potatoes from Burley, ID-based Redi Foods. Packed in a tray with clear film lidding and sleeved in colorful paperboard, this modified-atmosphere package has a 21-day shelf life.
January 31, 1999
Converting equipment
Mrs. Butterworth's speaks to kids
Packaging for Mrs. Butterworth's new line of kid-friendly syrups includes a polypropylene bottle, a drip-proof spout, a smaller, easy-to-hold 18-oz size and a jazzy label.
January 31, 1999
Flow wrapping
Package permits expanded market reach
New equipment producing a new package means longer shelf life and broader distribution of snack-sized donuts for Carolina Foods.
January 31, 1999
Meat/Poultry/Seafood
Irradiation regs lag
It's been more than a year since FDA approved the irradiation of red meat, but USDA continues to drag its feet in producing regulations governing the use of irradiation on USDA-regulated beef products.
January 31, 1999
Flexible packaging
Ryt-way opens to reclosable pouches for pet foods
New horizontal form/fill/seal machinery helps contract packager Ryt-way build its budding pet food business. Ryt-way's first customer is Hill's Pet Nutrition, for 1- and 2-lb stand-up pouches for dog treats.
December 31, 1998
Meat/Poultry/Seafood
Clinton serves up food safety (sidebar)
President's Council: A catch-all for ideas
December 31, 1998
Closures
New year queries: Are you euro conversant? Are you Y2K compliant?
Tick...tick...tick...A quickie quiz to open the new year. A euro is: A. The hood ornament of a German sports car.
December 31, 1998
Cartoning
Tf/f/s machine big on performance, not price
Contract packager finds Argentine-built thermoform/fill/seal blister packaging equipment provides fast and flexible changeover capabilities at an economical price.
December 31, 1998
Additives, coatings & inks
Clinton serves up food safety
Food companies seem likely to face tighter scrutiny of how packaging is stored and used under proposals. New EPA testing could finger some materials.
December 31, 1998
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