Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Cottage cheese launch in single-servings

Friendship Dairies of Friendship, NY, has launched Fit to Go, a brand new line of single-serve cottage cheese offerings in their most popular varieties.

September 22, 2011

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Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Packaging error leads to oral contraceptives recall

Qualitest Pharmaceuticals issues nationwide retail recall of multiple lots of the products due to packaging defects that could leave women without adequate contraception.

September 20, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Twist-out blister is a first

A revolutionary new fishing line gets a paperboard/plastic package that is equally original and is believed to be the first twist-off blister package ever.

September 15, 2011

Plastics/resins

Dairy-free butter alternative positioned as light and bright

Family (and friends) has completed a major refresh for Pure, a premium U.K. dairy-free alternative to butter from Kerry Foods.

September 14, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

OFF THE SHELF: Twist off blister pack

Editor Pat Reynolds checks in from Packaging World's Pine Lake office with a NatraLock first: A twist-off blister pack for Berkley brand fishing line.

September 12, 2011

Sustainability

TE clamshell for sprouts

Baltimore-based Brassica Sprout Group has announced a switch to what it believes is the industry’s first tamper-evident, tamper-resistant, vented clamshell container as one more step in their continued efforts to improve food safety in the sprout market.

September 2, 2011

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Industry Watch

A quick run-down on the latest supplier news, mergers, expansions, and people.

August 8, 2011

Sustainability

Arthrex enjoys multiple benefits from Wire Coil Clamshell package

Labor savings, material savings, and environmental gains award Arthrex for its thermoformed medical device package.

August 8, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

France embraces the 'box'

Technically speaking, it’s not a box at all, at least not in the packaging parlance of North America. Call it what you will, French consumers are nuts about this packaging concept.

August 8, 2011

Cartoning

Blister lines speed changeovers for German contract packager

Handle 15 million blisters a year, while new horizontal cartoner can switch between intermittent and continuous motion as needed by C.P.M. Contract Pharma GmbH.

July 15, 2011

Closures

Global pharmaceutical packaging demand predicted to reach $62 billion by 2015

Report says the U.S. will remain the largest consumer of pharmaceutical packaging as its advanced drug-producing sector introduces sophisticated therapies with specialized packaging needs.

June 30, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Twist-and-lock thermoformed bowl for foodservice applications

Data sheet on twist-and-lock thermoformed bowl consists of an opaque bottom bowl and clear lockable domed lid.

June 27, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Foodservice innovation: Stock rectangular deli packaging with universal lid sizes

Data sheet from Plastic Ingenuity shows clear, thermoformed food packaging in 8-, 16, 32, and 48-oz rectangular sizes with one universal lid size.

June 27, 2011