Additives, coatings & inks

Trends in glass-like packaging

The look of glass is in, but the price isn’t. That’s what two manufacturers showed visitors at the HBA expo this September in New York. Both Merle Norman and G.

November 30, 2004

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Labels

Companies

Sun Chemical Corp.

November 30, 2004

Labels

More nutrition info on beverage cans

The Food and Drug Administration wants food manufacturers to revise the Nutrition Facts panel on package labels of products that can be consumed at one time.

November 30, 2004

Sustainable Packaging

Fuming over fumigation

The National Resources Defense Council plans to fight a USDA ruling allowing use of the fumigant methyl bromide as an insecticide on wooden pallets and containers to keep insects from entering the U.S.

November 30, 2004

Labeling

Single food-safety agency?

Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced comprehensive legislation to create a single food-safety agency that would combine the food safety regulatory authority of USDA, FDA, and the seafood program operated by the Department of Commerce.

November 30, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Delay in seafood COOL

The U.S. Department of Agriculture extended by six months mandatory country-of-origin labeling for fresh and frozen fish and seafood that had been scheduled to take effect in September 2004.

November 30, 2004

Sustainable Packaging

Global or local packaging?

Many global brands do some tailoring for local customs, some altering the product while others vary the containers and packaging. A French study reveals details.

November 30, 2004

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Persuading Wal-Mart to say 'yes'

The nation’s leading retailer warms up to packaging that simplifies communication and emphasizes speed and ease for both consumer and sales associate.

November 30, 2004

Containers

Technology opens a door at P&G

By hitching its wagon to that increasingly bright star called servo technology, P&G gains flexibility, increased capacity, and better utilization of equipment assets.

November 30, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

Data acquisition (sidebar)

Improved data acquisition is another benefit that grew out of Project Front Door, says process engineer Bjorn Kinze. The Line Event Data System (LEDS) now in place on the new tube line at Gross Gerau increases productivity by maximizing output through minimizing stops and downtime.

November 30, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

End users speak out on workforce preparedness

An exclusive survey of packaging machinery end users suggests that there’s plenty of room for improvement where training and education efforts are concerned.

November 30, 2004

Containers

Understanding the packaging line (sidebar)

Prescription Solutions’ pharmacy manager Dave Booher explains that the company’s automated fulfillment packaging line in Carlsbad, CA, stretches 160’ in one direction, makes a 1’-radius turn, and runs right back.

November 30, 2004

Contract Packaging

Association gets new name, fresh start

The Contract Packaging Association is looking to increase its visibility and effectiveness. One initiative will be a targeted magazine, Contract Packaging, from the publishers of Packaging World.

November 30, 2004