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Congress is considering FDA reform bills

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May 31, 1996, ... FDA to contract with expert organizations and individuals to review all or parts of a food additive petition whenever contracts would improve "efficiency, timeliness, and the quality of the review."  ...

MSC Specialty Films reaches success down to the core

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May 31, 1996, ... coating/laminating areas operate in a cleanroom environment. Cost-Competitive, Custom Cores As a unique company, MSC was looking for a core supplier that would respond to its individual needs. This ...

Court ruling on HMT may mean a tax refund

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March 31, 1996, ... sufficient control over an employee's taking of medical leave may be held individually liable for violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act. In the case, the plaintiff employee was suspended and ...

A new book on packaging is recommended reading

(Magazine)

February 29, 1996, ... of the machine-made paper bag more than 60 years before. Like the paper bag, cellophane was often a competitor to packaging, because it allowed individual merchants to pack unbranded products in an attractive ...

Pollution and politics: how green will the new year be?

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January 31, 1996, ... cleanups administered by individual state environmental agencies. Over the course of the last year or so, with varying degrees of success, the states have been undertaking their own reinvention. The ...

Fresh produce offers converters opportunities for healthy sales

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December 31, 1995, ... + energy." This transformation, he points out, actually takes place in a large number of individual stages with the participation of many different enzyme systems. The water produced remains within ...

Brake and clutches improve to meet industry demands.

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December 31, 1995, ... in many configurations for virtually every converting application. Like all parts of the industry, this one is rapidly evolving. In 1970 when the Montalvo Corp., Portland, ME, developed the dual-disc, ...

Improved paper chemistry provides multiple benefits

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December 31, 1995, ... you need. Advantages for Labels Hard sizing in a well-formed base sheet is especially important with labels. The dual job of accepting color printing on one side and bonding well on the other is ...

Commission clarifies OSHA's "egregious violations" poli

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November 30, 1995, ... of injuries. According to the Commission, OSHA can, when the regulation contemplates prohibitions of individual acts, cite multiple violations for each separate act not in conformance with the standard. ...

Tissue converter accrues benefits of AC servo drives

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September 30, 1995, ... and torque of individual stations while synchronizing all operations on the machine. Since the Wepa purchase is a large and multisectioned machine, ELS control provides many benefits. For Wepa, electronic ...

Retrofit brings older sheeters back to life.

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August 31, 1995, A dual rotary knife retrofit on an older sheeter can be a cost-efficient way to upgrade your operation with many of the benefits of new equipment.Today, A dual rotary knife retrofit on an older sheeter ...

Bagmakers add a strong link to quality chain

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July 31, 1995, ... and centerfolder inserter; pneumatic gusset and strap presealer; V-tip and wheel gusseting; electro-mechanical edge guide and positionable centerfolder; web stopper with servo-driven perforator; and dual-station ...

Team-building includes sharing goals, benefits, responsibilities.

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July 31, 1995, ... including quality and sanitation checks, meeting individual business goals, internal scheduling, discipline, training and career development. Once employees in a group can do the same tasks, they move ...

Buyer beware when comparing video systems

(Magazine)

May 31, 1995, ... the discussion of cameras and filters: using a single-chip camera with an RGB filter, three pixels are homogenized into single color on the monitor. With a three-chip camera, each pixel is individually ...

Film offers food packagers green marketing opportunity

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April 30, 1995, ... the film with a light green tint to further promote environmental awareness. Individual sheets, however, will still appear clear. A perfect substitute for Melinex 81 3, but with an environmental advantage ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

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March 31, 1995, ... features. The challenge was to replace a rigid canister for packaging numerous individual, water-soluble pouches of hazardous materials, such as pesticides and herbicides. The easy-to-open package boasts ...

Familiarity with change no surprise in this industry

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February 28, 1995, ...  Thompson, president, Camvac, Oak Brook, IL, said. "If the cost of central government is reduced and taxes are reduced as a result, then obviously both individuals and companies will have more earnings availabl ...

Holograms continue to gain in converting applications.

(Magazine)

February 28, 1995, ... of holography in packaging. "Flexible packaging is a large and highly competitive market," Smith said. "Individual-branded lines can involve hundreds of millions of units per annum. We're also seeing Eurobrands ...

State legislative action includes removal of 2 bans: 1994

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February 28, 1995, ... fee (ADF), none of them were heard in committee prior to the legislature's adjournment on April 15, 1994. The ADF is a 2-cent fee on all "individual, separate and sealed glass, plastic, plastic-coated paper, ...

Slower growth, continued expansion seen in 1995

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January 31, 1995, ... tons in 1993 to 50.9-million tons in 1997, slightly exceeding the 2.5% annual growth rate of the 1983-1993 period. This consistent pattern of growth masks significant variations among individual grades, ...