Consumer packaged goods

New design more helpful to customers

Mattel recently announced a new initiative involving packaging graphics that help consumers locate the right games for their specific needs.

April 30, 2005

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Beverage

Molson offers beer in aluminum bottles

Molson is offering a new brew that combines the taste of a classic lager with essence of guarana, a natural source of caffeine. Available in Canada, Molson Kick comes in a sleek, fast-chilling aluminum bottle from CCL Industries.

April 30, 2005

Sustainable Packaging

Possible warnings for cosmetics

The Food and Drug Administration may require cosmetics and personal care products to include a warning label stating “The safety of this product has not been determined”—if it finds the products contain ingredients whose safety has not been proven or determined.

April 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

COOL seafood labeling in place

Mandatory country-of-origin labeling for fresh and frozen seafood took effect April 4, 2005. Labeling also must disclose if the fish was caught in the wild or farm-raised.

April 30, 2005

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

South Dakota 'certifies' beef

A new South Dakota law establishes an official state trademark or seal for beef packages that indicates the meat came from South Dakota-born cattle, were tracked electronically, and raised according to the standards of the South Dakota Certified Beef Program.

April 30, 2005

Containers

Salons to offer 'therapeutic' hair care

Coextruded bottles and tubes give a newly formulated line of hair care products their unique healthcare aura.

April 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Interphex conference reviews validation

The issue of validation—for virtually any process within a pharmaceutical facility—generated a buzz throughout the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center during Interphex 2005, held in New York April 26-28.

April 30, 2005

Flexibles

Sleeve-labeled milk bottle makes a 'Happy Meal' for McDonald's

McDonald’s doubled its milk sales with last summer’s rollout of 8-oz milks in HDPE bottles. The switch from gable-top cartons prompted significant changes at participating dairies.

April 30, 2005

Containers

Redundancy rules at Old Orchard

Cap coders, case erectors, case packers, and case tapers are redundant to make sure this high-output, hot-fill PET line for fruit juice can produce up to its potential.See video

April 30, 2005

Multipacking/shrink bundling/banding

Case-ready meat is hitting its stride

As more meat packaging is centralized, processors are finding ways to keep meat fresh longer. But how best accomplish that?

April 30, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Fish packs with TTIs (sidebar)

If red meat in an MAP format goes bad and should not be eaten, consumers can usually trust both their eyes and noses to tell them not to eat it. Fish is another story.

April 30, 2005

Bakery/Snack

Gold award winners (sidebar)

Beverage CartonsElijah Craig Single Barrel Aged 18 YearsManufacturer: TPC Printing and PackagingCustomer: Heaven Hill DistilleriesBeverage CarriersMartini BellissimaManufacturer: Rock-Tenn Co.

April 30, 2005

Flexibles

The power of paperboard

For the 62nd time the Paperboard Packaging Council presents its awards to an assortment of paperboard packs that catch consumers’ eyes.

April 30, 2005