Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

EastPack opens in New York

Co-located with three other shows in New York City’s Javits Center, EastPack 2002 runs June 4 through June 6. A full IoPP conference schedule is part of the package.

April 30, 2002

Labeling: Page 153

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Labeling machines

Arca Etichette’s (Milan, Italy) 2000 Series labeling machines comprise 4 models: Easy, Evolution, Performance, and Wind. Each accepts paper widths of 6”.

March 31, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Web site info an extension of labeling

Claims for food products made on Web sites need to be scrutinized as carefully as if they were printed on packages or labels. So claims Betty Campbell, AAC Consulting Group (Rockville, MD) in remarks this month at the 13th annual conference and exposition of the International Fresh-Cut Produce Assn., Alexandria, VA.

March 31, 2002

Cartoning

Web Plus: Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

March 31, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

China's biotech regs trouble U.S. officials

China is the latest nation attempting to impose labeling requirements for imported biotech foods.

March 31, 2002

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FDA recently released draft guidance for small and very small processors of juice who have been treating their juices to achieve the level of pathogen reduction required for exemption from the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