Coding, Printing & Labeling

Combination products challenge packaging

Manufacturers must consider regulatory matters, materials, machinery, and sterilization methods when packaging these cutting-edge drug-device, drug-biologic, and/or device-biologic products.

May 31, 2006

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

U.S. vintners bubbly over wine agreement with EU

“The Europeans will be out to force the grandfathered California wineries to cease and desist in their use of terms like champagne and bordeaux on their labels.”

May 31, 2006

Beverage

'Yesterday once more' design bumps sales 7%

4C Foods Corp., Brooklyn, NY, boosted sales 7% for its 4C brand of seasoned salt-free breadcrumbs by refreshing the canister graphics to help reintroduce the long-time product’s benefits to diet-conscious consumers.

May 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Getting schooled in RFID

It had been a while, but I went back to school earlier this year, attending Miles Technologies’ (www.rfidlabeling.com) RFID Essentials class at the company’s local Chicago-area facility in Itasca, IL.

May 31, 2006

Closures

Pressurized PEN 'vessel' delivers for personal care line

Lake Consumer Products employed packaging technology and innovation to launch its line of three Beyond Fresh Intimates feminine hygiene products last May.

May 31, 2006

Closures

NACD awards 9Lives handled container

Winner of the Bernard M. Seid Best of Show Award in the 43rd annual Package of the Year Award sponsored by the National Association of Container Distributors (www.nacd.net) is a package for DelMonte 9Lives cat food.

May 31, 2006

Labels

Shrink labels dress up new smoothies

Brown Cow Farm, Antioch, CA, a member of the Londonderry, NH-based Stonyfield Farm family, has adopted shrink labels supplied by Seal-It, Inc. (www.sealitinc.com) for its new low-fat yogurt smoothies.

May 31, 2006

Closures

Apple-shaped bottles get plastic version

Watsonville, CA-based apple juice processing company S. Martinelli & Co. has partnered with Graham Packaging Co. L.P. (www.grahampackaging.com) to launch a PET plastic version of its 10-oz apple-shaped glass juice bottle.

May 31, 2006

Closures

Unilever recaps popular China shampoos

Global consumer products company Unilever has launched new packaging for Lux, one of its leading brand shampoo and conditioner products in China.

May 31, 2006

Dairy

Cosmetics receive special treatment

Marie Carrier, founder of Officina Ltd., Quebec, Canada, created her cosmetics based on natural ingredients.

May 31, 2006

Flexibles

Sauces debut in retorted, microwaveable stand-up pouches at FMI

Also at FMI, McCormick & Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, served up a new line of shelf-stable finishing sauces in 5-oz retorted, microwaveable stand-up pouches supplied by Ampac Flexibles-Converted Products (www.ampaconline.com), a unit of Ampac Packaging, LLC.

May 31, 2006

Flexibles

Chicken multipacks take wing at FMI

As seen at the Food Marketing Institute 2006 show, a line of multipacked, individually wrapped chicken breasts from Coleman Natural Foods, Golden, CO, is taking flight nationally starting this month, following test marketing in the northeast.

May 31, 2006

Dairy

Consumer packaging expectations rising

Laura Bix, PhD., is an assistant professor at Michigan State University’s School of Packaging. Her appointment dictates teaching, outreach, and research in medical packaging.

May 31, 2006