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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Beverage
Food
Other Packaged Goods
Closures
Beef irradiation Ok'd
Prodded by a provision in the FDA modernization law, the FDA finally ruled in favor of allowing irradiation of red meat. As with other irradiated products, consumers will be able to identify irradiated meat by the international irradiation symbol and a written statement on the package.
December 31, 1997
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Dairy
Outsourcing benefits point to continuing trend (sidebar)
Sara Lee plans to market, not make
December 31, 1997
Cosmetics/Personal care
Supplier news: Achievements
Calvin Klein Cosmetics Co. (New York, NY) will be honored for its leadership in fragrance packaging design at the third annual LuxePack New York/Pratt Institute Gala.
December 31, 1997
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Bennies celebrate labels
The Printing Industries of America (Alexandria, VA) recently named its Benny winners, which are the Best of Category winners in the 1997 Premier Print Awards, a prestigious worldwide graphic arts competition.
December 31, 1997
Tamper-evident machinery
Experimenting with Web-based tech support
Frustrated with flipping through a manual to solve a tech support problem?
December 31, 1997
Consumer packaged goods
Supplier news: Achievements
Rick Halle, sr staff engineer for Exxon Chemical Co., received the 1997 Andreas G. Ahlbrandt Award, TAPPI's Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Div.
December 31, 1997
Flexibles
Matte finish creates newsprint look
While glossy film is the norm for snack foods, a fish & chips snack bag from Burton's Biscuits in England features an alluring matte finish that stands out in the snack aisle.
December 31, 1997
Coding, Printing & Labeling
What's SAFE from OSHA? (sidebar)
EPA loosens up on labels
December 31, 1997
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Net weight criticism
The National Food Processors Assn. (NFPA) has told FDA its proposed rule on net quantity of contents compliance is "flawed in several key areas." The proposed rule establishes procedures for evaluating whether the label declaration of contents matches actual contents.
December 31, 1997
Beverage
Predicting world demand for beer packages
Global demand for beer containers is expected to advance more than 3% per year, reaching 303 billion units in 2001, says a recent study from The Freedonia Group (Cleveland, OH).
December 31, 1997
Containers
Supplier news: International agreements
Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. (Red Bank, NJ) has merged with Hunter Drums Ltd. (Burlington, Ontario, Canada).
December 31, 1997
Consumer packaged goods
Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements
Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI) and Cargill, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) has formed Cargill Dow Polymers LLC (Minneapolis, MN) to develop and market biodegradable polylactic acid polymers.
December 31, 1997
Secondary Packaging
Fun's the focus
As children continue to gain influence in purchasing decisions, manufacturers are using packaging as a way to attract their attention. Bel/Kaukauna is a good example.
December 31, 1997
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