Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Understanding packaging security risks

More than 140 attendees at a recent PMMI conference heard from FDA and other officials about minimizing company security risks.

February 28, 2002

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Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Web Plus: Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

February 28, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

FDA issues food security guidelines

In January, the Food and Drug Administration issued guidance to food producers, processors, transporters, and retailers outlining food-security measures aimed at reducing the risks of tampering or other terrorist acts.

February 28, 2002

Flexible packaging

Reclosure features dominate

Four FPA winners in the Packaging Excellence category are zippered pouches. A produce pack, a coffee carafe, and a shrink-sleeve label round out the category.

February 28, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Packagers share green thoughts (sidebar)

Who participated in the survey

February 28, 2002

Sustainability

Packagers share green thoughts (sidebar)

Exactly how green is that package?

February 28, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Consumers power packaging (sidebar)

Suggestions that work

February 28, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Speedy packing service 'Xpress'es itself

When Zebra Pen needs to fill orders for its major retail customers in a hurry, the Edison, NJ-based company often turns to CardPak (Solon, OH) and its XpressCombo service to print the blister cards for its packs of pens, markers, and pencils.

January 31, 2002

Flexibles

Design: Baking kits display holiday spirit

Betty Crocker cooked up a timely product for the recent season: Holiday baking kits in four varieties. The kits from Minneapolis, MN-based General Mills are packaged in creative and colorful boxes with precision die cuts.

January 31, 2002

Flexible packaging

Rovema Packaging Machines: Universal Filling Module

The ULF is the ideal solution for those companies who require different styles and configurations for their case packing needs. Its versatility offers the flexibility needed for various styles of packaging, including top-loading and side-loading operations.

December 31, 2001

Flexible packaging

IOPP 2001 AmeriStar Awards

Packaging World highlights the Best of Show winner and the 13 Best of Category winners of The Institute of Packaging Professionals, Naperville, IL, 2001 AmeriStar Awards.

December 31, 2001

Flexibles

P&G's new angle on tortilla chips

Procter & Gamble has unveiled another intriguing new plastic package. Just months ago, the Cincinnati-based company began test-marketing 0.81 oz of Pringles in a single-serve cup injection-molded of polypropylene (see PW, Oct. ’01, p. 2, or packworld.com/go/pringlepak). This time it’s Torengos Tortilla Chips in an 8 ½’’ tall white triangular container with 2 ¾’’ sides.

December 31, 2001

Adhesives/tape

Euro lawncare products drum up sales

Canisters made of recycled paperboard have been making inroads throughout Europe as a primary package that provides stackability and pleasing graphics for fertilizers.

December 31, 2001