Flexibles

PLA: A converter's viewpoint

Chris Burger, coffee product manager of Fres-Co System USA, offers his take on using polylactic acid (PLA), a sustainable material derived from corn, in film structures for coffee bags.

January 10, 2008

Industries: Page 440

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Action plan, food protection plan now lead the pack

It was only a couple of months ago that an obscure provision about reporting dangerous food products, embedded in a big law that mostly dealt with toughening drug regulation, was the biggest change in food safety law in quite some time (see www.packworld.com/view-24168).

January 10, 2008

Converting equipment

Cooperation proves critical in tube manufacturing

In this Q&A, Mel O’Leary, Jr., president and CEO of Meredith-Springfield Associates, describes how copolyester resin and supplier cooperation helped make the Artegraft tube.

January 10, 2008

Consumer packaged goods

Concentrated, bottled plant food cultivates convenience

At its facility in Fort Madison, IA, The Scotts Company is producing sleeved 4-packs and 2-packs of 16-oz plastic bottles of Miracle-Gro LiquaFeed All Purpose Plant Food.

January 10, 2008

Flexible packaging

2007 Pack Expo selects winner

Fold-over blister for Shure Music Phone Adapter from Shure Inc. received the highest number of votes in the 2007 Pack Expo Selects competition sponsored by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute.

January 10, 2008

Flexibles

Comments on Changes in Dec. 2007 Chemistry Recommendations

Below are the insights and comments of Kristina E. Paquette, PhD on FDA’s December 2007 revisions to its Chemistry Recommendations guidance document. Dr. Paquette had served as a chemist in FDA’s Office of Food Additive safety until mid-2007, and was personally involved in developing some of the revisions.

January 9, 2008

Sustainability

The evolution of natural as a lifestyle choice

It’s all about stewardship, life, and energy, and it’s playing out in the beauty and health and wellness categories.

January 9, 2008

Recycling

Coffees, teas tap shelf stability in use

A foodservice BIB pack uses a unique tap that maintains shelf stability after opening.

January 9, 2008

Flexibles

The wrap-up: Wacky warning label winners

'Danger: Avoid Death' wins top prize in 11th annual Wacky Warning Label Contest.

January 7, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Patent search site

A comprehensive Web site for searches of patents related to packaging and everything else.

January 7, 2008

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Shelf-life breakthrough for case-ready meat

White paper from Multisorb describes new low-cost system said to reliably preserve the taste and visual appeal of refrigerated meat for three weeks on average.

January 3, 2008

Bakery/Snack

Technical paper on Active Packaging Systems

Active or "smart" packaging systems create a new, interactive environment inside a package or pouch. Read about these "smart" packaging technologies in a white paper from Multisorb.

January 3, 2008

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Oxygen absorber insertion machine video

Video shows Active-Pak sorbent dispensing system dispsensing oxygen scavenger sorbents. Can be customized to insert into any package type. Ideal for meat & poultry applications.

January 3, 2008