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Semi-automatic label dispenser

Speed up manual labeling operations with this affordable semi-automatic label dispenser. See video.

June 25, 2007

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Rotary electronic camming technology brief

This tech brief from Yaskawa discusses using electronic rotary camming techniques for applications where product rotates underneath, such as in high speed rotary labeling.

June 24, 2007

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Kellogg's to be up front about nutrition

Kellogg adjusts its marketing to children including plans to add front-of-pack nutrition labeling.

June 21, 2007

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Intelligent inline labeling systems

Watch video of wrap around labeler for quality assurance that is designed for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical or other applications that require quality control in packaging.

June 17, 2007

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Anti-counterfeiting strategies begin to take shape

From the automotive aftermarket to personal-care products to pharmaceuticals, new brand authentication and anti-counterfeiting initiatives are swimming into view.

June 11, 2007

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Cephalon's RFID pilot

Cephalon Inc. is in Phase 3 of an RFID pilot program that will involve live testing at its manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, UT. Based out of Frazer, PA, Cephalon is a mid-sized biopharmaceutical company with $1.8 billion in sales last year. Its products include Actiq, Provigil, as well as Fentora, which is the product that is the focus of the current RFID pilot. Cephalon started its RFID pilot program in 2004.

June 11, 2007

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Irradiation again, labeling this time

My fear right now is for those of you who might not finish reading this column, but who work with irritating colleagues.

June 11, 2007

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Back in the U.S.A.

Drug reimportation legislation seems likely to pass in Congress. It may jumpstart track-and-trace packaging technology.

June 11, 2007

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CCL invests in Mexico labeling and tube extrusion facility

"We see Latin America as an increasingly important geographic growth region for our customers in the consumer products business," says spokesperson.

May 31, 2007

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Green means go buy!

In the U.K., Sainsbury's super markets has pioneered a traffic light labeling scheme where healthy foods receive green labels and unhealthy foods are tagged with red labels.

May 31, 2007

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Thailand consumer groups

demand better labeling for genetically modified foods.

May 31, 2007

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Labelers to gather in São Paulo

Label Summit Latin America, taking place May 15-17 in São Paulo, Brazil, will bring local and regional label printers together.

May 31, 2007

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Call for FDA-certified health labeling on food

Nutrition researchers are asking the FDA to regulate the numerous labels that claim health benefits on food packaging.

May 31, 2007