Industries: Page 652

Controls & Machine Components

People

TricorBraun (St. Louis, MO) hired Mark Polivka as the vp of supply chain management.

September 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Free speech on health claims

FDA should permit communication of the healthful benefits of food as long as it is truthful and not misleading, said the American Frozen Food Institute in comments submitted to the agency.

September 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Delays in allergen labeling bill

After failing to act before the summer break, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions may take action on legislation mandating new requirements on labeling of food products with known allergens among their ingredients.

September 30, 2002

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

More reminder labels for meat

In the wake of ConAgra Beef Company’s massive voluntary recall of ground beef earlier this summer because of potential contamination with E. coli 0157:H7, some food retailers began reminding their customers that cooking ground beef to 160°F kills the bacteria.

September 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Tough tools on food safety

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced the Safe and Fair Enforcement and Recall for Meat and Poultry Act, which would boost the enforcement tools available to USDA and the Food and Drug Administration under their food statutes.

September 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Guidelines for country-of-origin rule

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is scrambling to develop guidelines for the voluntary phase of the new country-of-origin labeling law, which took effect September 30, 2002.

September 30, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

MAP protects fresh pork (sidebar)

Material matters

September 30, 2002

Containers

MAP protects fresh pork

Barrier materials, MAP technology, and automation upgrades all combine to help Clougherty Packing extend shelf life and improve quality of ground pork and sausage.See in-plant video

September 30, 2002

Cosmetics/Personal care

Carton bundler shrinks costs

Unilever’s latest shrink bundler for cartoned lotions replaces hand packing of chipboard sleeves to significantly reduce labor and material costs.

September 30, 2002

Containers

Mass flow = efficiency squared

Unilever cleans up on faster changeovers and washout for monobloc mass-flow fillers on tool-less changeover lines. Network yields big savings.

September 30, 2002

Secondary Packaging

Suppliers' salaries similar to packagers'

Supplier representatives reveal salaries, benefits in exclusive Packworld.com survey.

September 30, 2002

Flexibles

Bagging output soars at Crunch Pak (sidebar)

Bag film: A ‘touchy’ subject

September 30, 2002