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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Coding, Printing & Labeling
COOL delay
Implementation of the mandatory country-of-origin labeling program has been delayed for two years. Food retailers and some producer groups won a round when Congress passed an omnibus spending bill in late January that contained the delay as part of the U.S.
February 29, 2004
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Labeling
Confusing meat label claims
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Agricultural Marketing Service are working on labeling rules to clear up some of the confusion about label claims on meat products.
February 29, 2004
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Salmon report may spark labeling
A study published in the Journal of Science in January and funded by the Pew Charitable Trust said farm-raised salmon contain higher levels of carcinogens than those caught in the wild.
February 29, 2004
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Dairy settles labeling suit
Monsanto, the sole manufacturer of growth hormones used in milk, settled a suit with a Maine dairy over a dairy’s labeling of its milk. The corporation charged that the dairy’s claim that its farmers don’t use artificial growth hormones in their milk production is misleading and implies that there is something wrong with these hormones.
February 29, 2004
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Companies
Fanuc Robotics America, Inc.
February 29, 2004
Controls & Machine Components
Achievements
Procomac obtained the 3 A international certification for its milk filling lines that conform to new and stricter methods.
February 29, 2004
Conveying & accumulation
Spreading visibility across the supply chain
Whether they package salads, beer, or car polish, manufacturers are seeking ways to give all stakeholders a better view of the supply chain.
February 29, 2004
Controls & Machine Components
The business benefits of OMAC guidelines
Top control and information systems honcho at P&G sings the praises of OMAC guidelines.
February 29, 2004
Controls & Machine Components
The business benefits of OMAC guidelines (sidebar)
OMAC Packaging Workgroup
February 29, 2004
Controls & Machine Components
Noncontact transfer unit offers a lift
Cox MHP’s indexing machine employs three units that pick empty, porous bags from a magazine—without contacting them—and place each bag into a prefilling station on the machine.
February 29, 2004
Sustainability
Packagers emphasize environment and economics
Packaging professionals from Estée Lauder/Aveda, Hewlett-Packard, and Bacardi Bottling describe how their companies view packaging that is environmentally sustainable.
February 29, 2004
Flexible packaging
Flexible winners strike gold
Winners of the Flexible Packaging Assn.’s 2004 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards demonstrate the impact of technology on the form and function of flexible packaging.
February 29, 2004
Filling/capping, dry
Liquid packaging servo gains popularity with machine builders
ELAU’s new integral servo motor/drive, the PacDrive™ SCL-055, has received significant attention among respected liquid packaging machinery builders.
February 29, 2004
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Antares Vision Group to Debut 100% Visual Inspection and Leak Detection System for Prefilled Syringes at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
Other highlights at Antares Vision Group's Booth N-5844 include a combination plunger rod placement/labelling system for prefilled syringes, and a streamlined user interface uniting company’s portfolio of inspection systems.
Humanoid Robot for Industrial and Service Applications
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