Labels

Is "smart packaging" just a dumb idea?

Just to be clear, there’s “dumb” packaging (just a box, no matter how pretty the graphics), “self-aware” packaging (with Electronic Article Surveillance/EAS tags), and “smart” packaging (with RFID tags).

October 29, 2009

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Consumer packaged goods

Essential principles for reform of chemicals management legislation

October 29, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Chemical burdens tightening: Here comes EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency and Congress are working on ways to tighten chemical safety regulations.

October 29, 2009

Labeling

Will FDA changes influence healthcare packaging?

Dr. Michael Drues, president of Vascular Sciences, offers a perspective on the state of the FDA, the 510(k), and labeling issues.

October 29, 2009

Consumer packaged goods

FDA to make BPA decision by Nov. 30

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s newly appointed commissioner, Dr. Margaret Hamburg, in mid-August announced that the agency is reviewing new studies on Bisphenol A and "expects to rule by Nov. 30 on whether the chemical is safe for use in food and beverage containers."

October 29, 2009

Beverage

Glass helps build a restaurant brand and a GPI winner

Jackson Family Wines, Santa Rosa, CA, has found an inventive way to combine a glass bottle with high-end printing to signal the premium craftsmanship in its Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon variety.

October 29, 2009

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

In praise of careful readers

October 29, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Jeff Christensen joins Tegrant Corporation, Protexic Brands as Vice President of Sales

Robert Morris, President of Tegrant Corporation’s Protexic Brands Strategic Business Unit, announced that Jeff Christensen has joined Tegrant as Vice President of Sales.

October 29, 2009

Sustainability

The mood at Aseptipak: upbeat and investment-minded

Aseptic packaging is probably more appealing to U.S. food and beverage packagers than at any point since those clever people at Tetra Pak put aseptic packaging on the map so many decades ago.

October 29, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Unique approach to clamshell labeling

Speeds to 110/min is what the Shell Shock system is all about. Video shows how it’s done.

October 29, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

Money matters: Rewards spur consumers to recycle, reuse

New packaging-waste reduction programs see measurable results when consumers receive tangible rewards.

October 29, 2009

Cosmetics/Personal care

French package redesign sparks increased sales...

October 28, 2009

Sustainability

Groups meet to discuss reusable packaging...

October 28, 2009