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Bakery/Snack
Adding security to multiwall bags
Larry Lichter is Director, Commercial Development and Supply Chain for McCormick & Co., Hunts Valley, MD. Here he discusses the development of ShurSeal™, a tamper-evident seal system for multiwall bags, with supplier Exopack LLC.
July 31, 2004

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Flexibles
Adding eye and opening appeal
Harris Ranch’s Cookhouse Classics precooked beef entrees are now generating more eye- and easy-opening-appeal, thanks to new graphics in its new lidding film.
July 31, 2004
Coding, Printing & Labeling
House subcommittee passes allergen labeling
The House Subcommittee on Health mirrored action in the Senate by passing legislation requiring food labels to state in clear, plain language if the product contains one or more of the eight major food allergens.
July 31, 2004
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Voluntary COOL legislation
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Ranking Minority Member Charles Stenholm (D-TX) introduced legislation to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a voluntary country-of-origin labeling program.
July 31, 2004
Cartoning
Italian OEMs come on strong
Aggressive PACK EXPO 2004 presence shows why imports of packaging machinery from Italy to the U.S. were up 11.6% in 2003.
July 31, 2004
Containers
Natural toothpaste moves to recycled tube
Burt’s Bees finds it can shift from aluminum to five-layer coextruded tubes with recycled content, topped with caps using recycled resin, too.
July 31, 2004
Flexible packaging
Cognex: powerful inspection tools for flexible packaging
Cognex machine vision systems locate distorted patterns that are difficult to recognize.
July 31, 2004
Beverage
Miller Brewing extends label pact with NorthStar
Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, has extended its contract with NorthStar Print Group, Watertown, WI, under which NorthStar remains Miller’s sole label supplier.
July 31, 2004
Bakery/Snack
Sylvania shatters changeover paradigm (sidebar)
At its St. Mary’s, PA, plant, lamp manufacturer OSRAM Sylvania reduced the number of parts for changeover on a key cartoner from 36 to zero. It also reduced changeover time by more than 90%.
July 31, 2004
Bakery/Snack
Time for change: Expert advice
Two changeover experts weigh in on this increasingly timely topic, offering their advice and insights for making your packaging machinery changeover friendlier.
July 31, 2004
Flexibles
McDonald's 'dips' into sliced apple bags
A plastic pouch containing 2.4 oz of ready-to-eat apple slices is part of McDonald’s new New Happy Meal Choices, aimed at providing parents and children with mix-and-match menu options.
July 31, 2004
Bakery/Snack
Zipper aids cereal packing productivity
New Zealand cereal maker shifts to packaging web with a pre-applied zipper to cut scrap and improve output.
July 31, 2004
Flexible packaging
Packagers 'heated' over gas
Senate energy tax incentives would help on natural gas prices, but not immediately. So packagers will have to cope with high prices.
July 31, 2004
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