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Coding, Printing & Labeling

GMA comments on proposed EC biotech regs

The battle over the EC’s position on genetically modified foods goes on.

March 31, 2002

Labeling

Machinery supplier profits online

Canada's D.L. Tech sold a capper and labeler for $68ꯠ from one online lead at InsidePackaging.com.

February 28, 2002

Labels

Online sourcing leads to instant sale

Right to the Internet is where engineering services manager Roy Sue-Wah-Sing went when he decided it was time for LePage to purchase a new labeler and capper for its glue manufacturing plant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

February 28, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Groups appeal decision on alcohol labeling

Two public interest groups, the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Consumer Alert, are appealing a court decision to dismiss a case against the BATF challenging the agency’s ban on mentioning in advertising or labeling the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and reduced risk of heart disease.

February 28, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

New juice warning-labeling guidance

FDA recently released draft guidance for small and very small processors of juice who have been treating their juices to achieve the level of pathogen reduction required for exemption from the juice warning-label rule.

February 28, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

More flexibility in OTC labeling

Manufacturers of over-the-counter drugs now have greater flexibility in labeling inactive ingredients in OTC drugs based on a decision by FDA to grant two petitions.

February 28, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

FDA issues food security guidelines

In January, the Food and Drug Administration issued guidance to food producers, processors, transporters, and retailers outlining food-security measures aimed at reducing the risks of tampering or other terrorist acts.

February 28, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Del Monte Foods Company: Labeler tandem in action for canned foods

For label roll switch-overs at the Del Monte Foods Company, a pair of interconnected label applicators from Universal Labeling Systems adds up to zero downtime, which equals high efficiency for this San Francisco-based food producer and distributor.

January 31, 2002

Converting equipment

Web Plus: Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

January 31, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Rules & Regs: EU proposed mandatory allergen labeling

The European Commission has proposed to amend its food labeling rules to require mandatory labeling of allergens including cereals containing gluten and products based on cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, and products based on crustaceans, egg and egg products, fish and fish products, peanuts and peanut-based products, soya and soya-based products, milk and milk products (including lactose), tree nuts and nut products, sesame seeds and sesame seed products, and sulphite in concentrations of more than 10 mg/kg.

January 31, 2002

Flexible packaging

Suppliers focus more on contract packagers

Many packaging suppliers have realized a shift in sales toward contract packagers. Some say CP business has helped ‘sustain’ their companies.

January 31, 2002

Conveying & accumulation

Global Beverage Systems: Tray packing for bottled water line

On this bottled water line, following automatic lane dividers, bottles are collated and tray packed on equipment from Vantage Pak. Pressure-sensitive print-and-apply labelers from Loveshaw apply product ID and date code to each side of the tray before it enters an Arpac shrink wrapper. Then an incline conveyor takes finished trays to a remote palletizer.

December 31, 2001