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Sustainable Packaging
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Coding, Printing & Labeling
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Coding, Printing & Labeling
Free speech or safety
FDA is asking the public to comment on whether or not its regulations and policies on product labeling and advertising are constitutional in light of recent court decisions that generally supported First Amendment rights for “commercial speech.” The agency noted that there “may be tension between some aspects of FDA’s authority and judicial developments.” The case law, FDA said, “may threaten to diminish the overall legal credibility necessary for FDA to sustain its authority to accomplish its important public health duties.” The public was asked to comment on nine specific questions related to the regulation of advertising and labeling.
June 30, 2002
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Coding, Printing & Labeling
Country-of-origin labeling
Proponents of country-of-origin labeling have scored a major hit. The 2002 Farm Bill, signed by President George W. Bush, mandates country-of-origin labeling for meat, produce, fish, and peanuts.
June 30, 2002
Filling/capping, liquid & viscous
Clever layout enhances bottling efficiency (sidebar)
HDPE bottles, too
June 30, 2002
Conveying & accumulation
Clever layout enhances bottling efficiency
At the San Manuel Bottled Water Group’s new plant, one automated line requires just five operators for 350 bpm output. See in-plant video
June 30, 2002
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Temporary relief for OTC convenience packs
FDA postpones May deadline for putting Drug Facts label on convenience-size OTC packages.
May 31, 2002
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Food labeling scandal rocks Japan
A series of food scandals, many of which involved misbranded or mislabeled products, has shaken the confidence of Japanese consumers.
May 31, 2002
Coding, Printing & Labeling
FDA updates voluntary nutrition labeling
FDA is required to update its voluntary nutrition labeling regulations at least every four years. The agency recently proposed updating the list of the 20 most frequently consumed raw fruits, vegetables, and fish and their nutrition labeling values based on new data.
May 31, 2002
Coding, Printing & Labeling
GMA nixes quantitative ingredient labeling
GMA tells FDA quantitative labeling is a bad idea for proposed change to Codex regs.
May 31, 2002
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Achievements
–ExxonMobil Chemical’s (Houston, TX) Packaging Program graduated its 8000th student from its University of Oriented Polypropylene, a flexible packaging and labeling education program hosted by the Films Business of ExxonMobil Chemical.
May 31, 2002
Secondary Packaging
Web Plus: Sites
New or enhanced Web sites
May 31, 2002
Conveying & accumulation
Online calculator conveys throughput gains
Web site uses mathematical algorithms to determine the most efficient place to install buffering conveyors.
May 31, 2002
Labeling
Barry-Wehmiller acquires Mateer Burt
Barry-Wehmiller gains filling and labeling manufacturing capabilities with Mateer Burt acquisition.
May 31, 2002
Labels
Jelly even safer to spread
To start off the year, Palmetto Canning Co., Palmetto, FL, relaunched its Palmalito brand of jams and jellies in a 16-oz glass jar with a 2-mil PVC heat-shrinked label that provides tamper evidence.
May 31, 2002
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