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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Nutrition labeling update

In comments submitted to the Food and Drug Administration, the Flexible Packaging Association recommended that FDA move ahead only with voluntary changes to the nutrition label regarding calories and serving size.

August 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Updated labeling for ED drugs

FDA approved updated labeling information for Cialis, Levitra, and Viagra to reflect reports of sudden vision loss. Those using the drugs are advised to stop taking them and contact a healthcare professional if they experience sudden or decreased vision loss.

August 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

New Codex food standards

Codex, the international food body, adopted more than 20 new or amended food standards during its early July meeting in Rome with 120 countries participating.

August 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

No 'and/or' for soft drinks

Soft drink manufacturers must ensure that the sweetening ingredients used in their products are correctly listed on labels, now that FDA has ruled that proposed “and/or” labeling is not warranted.

August 31, 2005

Labels

When insensitivity can spur development

One of the great indicators of our business heading into a new period of product development is when we continue to hear about insensitivity to higher prices for packaging materials.

August 31, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

Deluxe RFID is scalable

Deluxe Media Service’s RFID for boxed DVDs implemented at three distribution centers to meet a retailer mandate is flexible and scalable. See video

August 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Deluxe RFID is scalable (sidebar)

Deluxe testing and training

August 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Rx distributor turns to internal RFID (sidebar)

What skills will you need to succeed in healthcare packaging?

August 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Rx distributor turns to internal RFID (sidebar)

Medical device packaging market outlook bright

August 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Three events, one-stop 'shopping'

On the heels of a successful Packaging Services Expo 2005, next year’s version will run side-by-side with two new events—Packaging Containers & Materials Expo and the Packaging Summit Conference.

August 31, 2005

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Cracking down on counterfeit packaging

Legislation expands criminal law to specify counterfeit packaging and labels for the first time.

August 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Smart Packaging: The sounds of print

Datasound has devised a way of saving sounds, speech, music, or other digital data on paper for later retrieval.

August 31, 2005