Machinery: Page 872

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Officially organic

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rules for labeling of organic products went into effect October 21, 2002. The rules apply to both domestically grown and imported food.

November 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

FDA continues consumer surveys

FDA has asked the Office of Management and Budget to continue its consumer surveys on food and dietary supplement labeling issues. The agency said that determining how consumers are likely to interpret various claims, warnings, disclaimers, caution statements, and notices that might appear on a label is important in the formulation of labeling policies.

November 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Guidance on irradiation labeling

FDA has issued guidance explaining how to petition the agency to request approval of labeling that is not false or misleading for foods that have been irradiated.

November 30, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Hardware clutter cutters

The National Hardware Show reveals improvements that leverage packaging through distinctive appeal.

November 30, 2002

Controls & Machine Components

Envisioning agile packaging

Unilever envisions new packaging machinery that treats change as business as usual by focusing on a ‘holonic’ approach.

November 30, 2002

Controls & Machine Components

What do pharmaceutical packagers want?

Representatives from Abbott Laboratories and Pharmacia seek simplicity in packaging machinery to help cut cost and time associated with the validation process.

November 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Flexible packaging and labeling winners unwrapped

During Pack Expo, ExxonMobil Chemical (Macedon, NY) recognized excellence and innovation in flexible packaging and labeling at its 16th annual Golden Mummy and Pyramid Awards ceremony, held November 5 in Chicago. There was a total of seven winners.

November 30, 2002

Secondary Packaging

Ergonomics guides give packaging a lift

New voluntary guidelines from OSHA should give packaging departments added leverage with upper management.

November 30, 2002

Conveying & accumulation

Servos serve up filling success

PC-based servo controls help dual-lane f/f/s machine maximize filling speeds and achieve easier changeover.

November 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Going 'green' globally

A new report on environmentally responsive label copy is now available from Raymond Communications, College Park, MD. “Green labeling: A global guide for marketers in the new millennium,” covers both voluntary and mandatory eco-label copy in the United States and around the world.

November 30, 2002

Labeling

Labeler and tray packer meet for the first time

Janssen Pharmaceutical, Beerse, Belgium, has installed a high-speed labeler that automatically feeds product into a tray packer without any need for manual handling between the two packaging operations. According to the company, this integration is the first of its kind in Europe.

November 30, 2002

Controls & Machine Components

Banner Engineering Corp.: Mat monitor modules

Banner Engineering (Minneapolis, MN) offers Safety Mat Monitor Modules with a universal design for use with any standard, 4-wire safety mat or safety edge that is based on contact plates or strips that short together to cause activation.

October 31, 2002