Flexibles

MAP pepperoni taps retail markets

Swiss American Sausage Co., a division of Provena Foods, Inc., Lathrop, CA, is a major supplier of pepperoni products to foodservice outlets.

January 31, 2006

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1417

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Entering the realm of robotics

John Burleson, president and CEO of English Mountain Spring Water of Dandridge, TN, talks about robotics and other new developments in the world of packaging machinery.

January 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Item-level ePedigree

An item-level serialized RFID solution with “parent-child” association software is rolling out with five pharmaceutical applications including Pfizer’s Viagra.

January 31, 2006

Sustainable Packaging

Envisioning a new environmental package design

Since innovative thinking on ways to balance packaging and the environment is always in short supply, I was curious to see if Paper or Plastic: Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World by Daniel Imhoff would contribute something new to the dialog.

January 31, 2006

Conveying & accumulation

Pallet conveyor sheds clutch-and-chain connections

Zero-pressure pallet accumulation conveyor offers 51¼4” elevation and simplified field wiring as zone-control boxes replace clutches and chains.

January 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Interphex2006 is where the industry meets

Packaging professionals in the pharmaceutical and medical packaging sectors are setting their sights on Interphex, which returns once again to the Jacob K.

January 31, 2006

Flexibles

People

Bradman Lake Group appointed Simon Wheatley chief executive officer.

January 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Companies

Sato announced a definitive agreement to purchase Checkpoint’s Bar Code Systems Business, with operations in North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe, including its hand-held labeling solutions in the U.S.

January 31, 2006

Filling/capping, dry

Sites

Dillin Automation Systemswww.dillinautomation.comThis redesigned site showcases the Dillin Automation Systems companies.

January 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

FDA may expand "lean" labels

The Food and Drug Administration may expand its nutrient content claim labeling regulation for “lean” to cover food products categorized as “mixed dishes not measurable with a cup” provided they contain less than 8 g of total fat, no more than 3.5 g of saturated fat, and 80 mg of cholesterol.

January 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Allergen law explained

FDA has published advice for consumers on interpreting the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004. The labeling requirements, which will help consumers identify foods containing allergens, took effect for FDA-regulated foods on January 1, 2006.

January 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Critics fire back at uniform labeling law

The Center for Science in the Public Interest accused supporters of the proposed National Uniformity for Food Act of an attack on state food laws.

January 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Stronger allergen labeling in EU

Labels of food products produced in the European Union after November 25, 2005, must clearly state the presence of any of 12 listed allergens. The new directive eliminates the “25-percent rule” that exempted ingredients of a compound ingredient from being declared if the compound ingredient made up less than 25% of the final food.

January 31, 2006