Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Packaging design management electronically efficient

Midlands Packaging Corp. (Lincoln, NE), manufacturer of folding carton, corrugated, and thermoformed plastic packaging, found a new platform for customer service.

June 30, 2002

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1596

Flexibles

Companies

–Flexicon Corp. (Bethlehem, PA) relocated into its new 90ꯠ sq’ mfg. facility and world headquarters.

June 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Food allergen bill introduced

Bills have been introduced in the Senate by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and in the House by Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) to improve the labeling of foods known to contain an allergen.

June 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Free speech or safety

FDA is asking the public to comment on whether or not its regulations and policies on product labeling and advertising are constitutional in light of recent court decisions that generally supported First Amendment rights for “commercial speech.” The agency noted that there “may be tension between some aspects of FDA’s authority and judicial developments.” The case law, FDA said, “may threaten to diminish the overall legal credibility necessary for FDA to sustain its authority to accomplish its important public health duties.” The public was asked to comment on nine specific questions related to the regulation of advertising and labeling.

June 30, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Country-of-origin labeling

Proponents of country-of-origin labeling have scored a major hit. The 2002 Farm Bill, signed by President George W. Bush, mandates country-of-origin labeling for meat, produce, fish, and peanuts.

June 30, 2002

Additives, coatings & inks

Food contact substances

FDA has issued a guidance document to help the food industry prepare food contact notifications (FCNs) for food contact substances (FCSs) such as packaging.

June 30, 2002

Converting equipment

'Healthy' carton energizes nutritional beverage

Multilayer, skived-edge gable-top carton for NuVim’s energy drinks virtually eliminates previous carton’s tendency to bulge.

June 30, 2002

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Double (and triple) dose of convenience?

Co-packaging of drugs can help medication compliance. But lack of FDA policy impedes packaging applications.

June 30, 2002

Contract Packaging

Salaries satisfy (sidebar)

Who participated in survey

June 30, 2002

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Clever layout enhances bottling efficiency (sidebar)

HDPE bottles, too

June 30, 2002

Flexibles

2001 PLGA Printing Awards

Packaging World highlights winners of the Packaging and Label Gravure Assoc. 2001 awards for excellence in printing.

June 30, 2002

Flexibles

Alliedflex becomes N.A. sales rep for Arpac

The Arpac Group, Schiller Park, IL, has established a North American sales representative agreement with Alliedflex Technologies.

June 30, 2002

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

Heinz adds stick packs

Beginning in April, Heinz European Foodservice began selling seven of its condiments in a 12 cm (4.72") x 2 cm (.78") flexible stick pack.

June 30, 2002