Coding, Printing & Labeling

FDA proposes labeling for nonpasteurized juices

Agency specifies explicit warning statement for juices that aren't pasteurized. But NFPA wanted more.

August 31, 1998

Machinery: Page 1070

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Packaging positions ice cream for upscale sales

Farm Fresh's new all-plastic, rectangular ice cream package features full-coverage, in-mold-labeled graphics, believed to be one of the first applications of its kind in the U.S.

August 31, 1998

Flexibles

Rubbermaid compacts damage (sidebar)

CertainTeed taps metallocene for compression packaging

August 31, 1998

Secondary Packaging

PET spreads to mayonnaise

Manufacturers looking to stand out from the competition introduce mayonnaise in 32-oz PET bottles. They cite reduced breakage and lower freight costs as plastic's advantages, while cost and shelf life are competitive with glass.

August 31, 1998

Secondary Packaging

The Web's new trick: it's now useful

In our daily strolls out onto the Internet, we are noticing that an increasing number of web sites have become more sophisticated, offering genuinely useful information to packagers.

August 31, 1998

Secondary Packaging

Rubbermaid compacts damage

Mop heads are compression-packed to one-third their original size and then shrink-wrapped. Other benefits: lower material costs, zero damage and storage efficiencies.

August 31, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Juice warnings, not pasteurization

The Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule on July 8 requiring warning labels on fresh, unpasteurized juices. The requirement applies to all processors that package untreated juice for off-site consumption, including retailers such as grocery stores that squeeze and bottle juice for home use.

August 31, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Rx labeling

FDA is requiring prescription drug labels to bear the words "Rx Only" instead of the former warning: "Caution: Federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription." It's all part of the changes dictated by the FDA Modernization Act.

August 31, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Less red tape?

The new Transatlantic Economic Partnership (TEP) announced earlier this year as part of an effort to promote freer international trade could eliminate numerous trade barriers and "miles of red tape," according to GMA.

August 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Supplier news: International agreements

Romaco, Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) will become the only authorized distributor in the U.S. and Canada for Hapa (Volktswil, Switzerland), a Romaco Group company.

August 31, 1998

Converting equipment

Supplier news: International agreements

Paper Converting Machinery Co. (Green Bay, WI) announced it has an intl. agreement with Italconverting (Lucca, Italy), which positions PCMC as Italconverting's sales and marketing team for North America, Latin America, Australia and the Far East.

August 31, 1998

Converting equipment

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Hudson-Sharp Machine Co. (Green Bay, WI) has acquired the converting equipment business of FMC Corp. (Chicago, IL).

August 31, 1998

Conveying & accumulation

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Heat and Control's (Hayward, CA) new Packaging Demonstration Center in Hayward, CA, is open for product testing. It features multihead weighers, checkweighers and a complete line of product distribution and feed conveyors.

August 31, 1998