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- Taking the "magic" and the mystery out of treatin
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- August 31, 1996, ... without an understanding of either chemistry or mechanics. Some substrates used in flexible packaging contain slip additives or other compounds that migrate to the surface with time. Such materials will ...
- Taking the measure of surface treatment is a learning process
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- August 31, 1996, ... results. Why? One reason is that different test methods give different surface values. Plus, accuracy and precision of the two test methods depend on film type and the presence of additives. Proponents ...
- FDA proposes to reduce environmental filing burdens.
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- July 31, 1996, Converters, suppliers, and food companies commonly seek "clearances" from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by filing food additive petitions, "generally Converters, suppliers, and food companies commonly ...
- Aqueous adhesive systems: giving credit where it is due.
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- July 31, 1996, ... solvency than water. They easily dissolved the polymers, resins, plasticizers, and other additives necessary to formulate a high-demand adhesive product. Water dissolves few, if any, of these ingredients ...
- Congress is considering FDA reform bills
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- May 31, 1996, ... Act's "zero risk" standard for cancer-causing compounds with a negligible risk standard. That clause prohibits approval of any food additive that is found to cause cancer in man or animals, regardless of ...
- The challenge of formulating FDA compliance.
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- April 30, 1996, ... potentially an indirect food additive through possible migration to food. An adhesive, coating, or ink used in the packaging of a food item for human consumption must therefore conform to the applicable ...
- Trim system in India to be first to handle sugarcane paper.
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- March 31, 1996, ... 5520-P-1 contains a low-styrene emission additive. In combination with INSERT, no problems with respect to interlaminar adhesion are encountered. Vladimir Wolpert publishes reports dealing with paper ...
- Product liability and food safety reforms move along
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- December 31, 1995, ... reasonable deadlines for acting on food additive petitions. The request was made by the subcommittee chairman, Christopher Shays (R-CT). Apparently, the FDA is still fashioning a response to Congressman ...
- Improved paper chemistry provides multiple benefits
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- December 31, 1995, ... other, sometimes incompatible, additives and contaminants are in the sheet. The combination of ingredients can have significant impact on end performance. Seeking Harmony For this reason new chemistry ...
- Measurement technique improves metallized PP
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- November 30, 1995, ... case, it is theorized that slip additive or antiblock particles from an opposing sealant surface may have pressed against the metallized side of the film while it was in roll form. When the film is unrolled ...
- Islamic marketing opportunities opening up for converters.
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- November 30, 1995, ... and flexible film additives are subject to investigation. If cellophane is used, the glycerin must be of synthetic origin and not animal-based. During the Gulf War, Star Foods in Texas was awarded a ...
- Printer responds to tougher environmental standards
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- April 30, 1995, ... to eight different solvents and require a combination of four or five additives to dilute the ink. They also tend to attract water. A solvent-recovery system produces a blend of solvents. Some, or all, ...
- Holograms continue to gain in converting applications.
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- February 28, 1995, ... change coatings, solvents, inks or additives that you're currently using if they don't have approval rather than attempting the time consuming and costly alternative of obtaining approval. This is an area ...
- Regulatory agencies to see impact of Republican contract
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- February 28, 1995, ... support in the Clinton Administration. Attempts at gutting the agency, by reducing its budget, could be a two-edged sword. Delays in obtaining FDA clearances for food-contact packaging, such as food-additive ...
