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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Beverage
Food
Other Packaged Goods
Feeding/inserting/unscrambling
Some like it hot
Upstart cap molder Acadiana Plastics Manufacturing outfitted its injection molders with hot runner manifolds and a quick-change mold system for faster cycles, quick changeover and better quality PP caps.
October 31, 1995
Food: Page 399
Coding, Printing & Labeling
More action on milk labeling
In an effort to promote consistency and clarity in milk labeling, the Milk Industry Foundation (MIF) petitioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish the term "skim" as a synonym for "nonfat" for labeling milk, acidified milk, cultured milk and sweetened condensed milk.
October 31, 1995
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Senate freezes poultry labeling issue
California's two senators cried foul to current frozen poultry labeling regulations that are loose enough to allow chicken to be labeled as fresh even if the flesh is hardened.
October 31, 1995
Dairy
Supplier news: Relocations, expansions
Tetra Laval Food Hoyer Inc. has opened a new converting plant in Pleasant Prairie, WI, (below), for production of tapered and straightwall Tetra Cup ice cream containers.
October 31, 1995
Flexibles
Crouton pack combines metallizing, 8-color flexo
A copper top isn't just for batteries any more. The shimmering copper effect on the top of Loblaw Brands' President's Choice Sourdough Croutons is created by laying down a transparent yellow ink atop a metallized polyester, says Loblaw director of packaging Brian Farb.
October 31, 1995
Prepared Foods
Supplier news: Relocations, expansions
The American Frozen Food Institute has moved to a new location at 2000 Corporate Ridge, Ste. 1000, McLean, VA, 22101, phone: 703/821-0770, fax: 703/821-1350.
October 31, 1995
Flexibles
Bags use holograms to promote candy characters
"Sparkling hologram bags that practically glow on the shelf to catch shoppers' attention." That's how Brach & Brock Confections describes the packaging for its new Street Sharks Gummy Candies and Batman & Robin Fruit Snacks and Gummy Candy.
October 31, 1995
Sustainable Packaging
North Carolina nixes ADF for now
Consumers in North Carolina will not be faced with an advance disposal fee on most containers in the near future, but the idea isn't completely dead.
October 31, 1995
Additives, coatings & inks
Putting color additives onto labels
FDA wants processors and manufacturers of butter, cheese and ice cream to declare FD&C Yellow No. 6 by name in the ingredient list on labels of products containing this color additive.
October 31, 1995
Beverage
Labels fly in new package
The packaging for Seattle-based coffee marketer Park Bench's newest endeavor is for the birds. Literally. Using a unique label that replicates John J.
October 31, 1995
Controls & Machine Components
Programmable limit switch
The new PLS 800 programmable limit switch from Candy Controls (Niles, IL) offers eight-function output, programmable zero offset, absolute on/off, start/stop or dwell anywhere from 0 to 359° in a machine cycle, and a programmable production rate indicator.
September 30, 1995
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Servo-driven vf/f/s machine
UVA-Butler (Richmond, VA) has introduced the Butler(TM) 3 vertical form/fill/seal machine that uses servo motors, an Allen-Bradley programmable logic controller 503 and a touch screen for production information and fault display.
September 30, 1995
Secondary Packaging
Rollers stabilize stretch wrapping
Contoured plastic rollers allow a film carriage to smoothly ascend and descend during stretch wrapping. OEM component helps packagers like Farley Candy wrap loads more efficiently.
September 30, 1995
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