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Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

May 30, 2005, ... technologies to assist in developing food packages for the US military that will enhance the aroma and taste of field rations. Pliant has been awarded several R&D contracts from the US government to ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

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April 29, 2005, ... trends have led to a clear change of packaging in recent years, especially in the direction of high-quality and technically demanding structures. In response to changing food consumption habits, producers ...

The Board Identity

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April 29, 2005, ... award winners as examples. Concurrent sessions included an interactive workshop led by Dr. John Stanton entitled "Riding the Wave of Critical Trends in the Food Industry." Stanton identified trends (such ...

Converting Industry News

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April 29, 2005, ... including pharmaceutical and food/beverage applications, labels, flexible packaging, paper, and board packaging. SHOW NEWS Expo Pack Mexico Coming MEXICO CITY, MEXICO—Expo Pack Mexico celebrates ...

Long-Run Liners

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February 27, 2005, Based in Oklahoma City, OK, the family-owned company has been printing and supplying trayliners and placemats for more than 27 years to fast food restaurants worldwide. The company, established in 1971 ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

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January 30, 2005, ... converters, reports all of its products comply with FDA regulations for food contact and it expects to be AIB-certified by March 2005. CAC Adds Another Lathe WIND GAP, PA—Converter Accessory Corp. ...

Implications of Bioterrorism Act

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September 29, 2004, As converting industry members know, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued regulations implementing the Bioterrorism Act officially known As converting industry members know, the US Food ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

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September 29, 2004, ... as a result of windowed cartons’ loss of share to blister packs and clamshells in non-food uses. The slowest growth is expected for skin packs. Food will remain the leading high-visibility packaging market, ...

Sonoco Helps Home Guard Get Homeland Security Products in Stores for National Preparedness Month

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September 07, 2004, ... a 2,400 calorie food bar, 10 water pouches, 4-D and 4-AA batteries and 1,250 milliliters of water in tear-and-pour packets — in palletized point-of-purchase displays and then custom-designed corrugated ...

The 411 on RFID, Part 1

(Archive)

August 30, 2004, ... learning up to 40 percent of RFID tag and label trials are failures. AIM NA Inc. (aimglobal.org) applauds the efforts of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as it issues a report highlighting specific ...

New Product Digest

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August 30, 2004, ... ideal for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, beverage, and medical packaging. Inks are balanced for use with company's Ink Miser computerized ink blending system. Test Release and Adhesion Testing Machines, ...

Antimicrobials: On the Fast Track

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July 31, 2004, ... only on the antimicrobial additive but on the substrate and the perishable food products themselves. There are many antimicrobial products that work for selected food packaging products. These can be ...

Bayer Bio Products Announces Latest Efforts to Combat Product Tampering and Counterfeiting

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July 26, 2004, ... He adds, "We take an all-encompassing approach to the challenge of counterfeiting and tampering. As the Food and Drug Adminstration's recent report Combating Counterfeit Drugs points out, tamper-evident ...

Materials

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June 29, 2004, ... food pouches. Company says the film has excellent layflat characteristics for easy lamination and good seal strength for producing durable pouches. Silver Foils Added to Line Metal Foils, Willoughby, ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

May 30, 2004, ... conference was TechCon, featuring 160 exhibitors from this niche of the industry. Attendees could ingest info along with their food by attending Technology Forum Breakfast Sessions and TechCon Lunchtime ...

Nanotech The Next Big Thing

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April 30, 2004, ... with close to $1 billion in funding requested for 2005. Multiple federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Inst. of ...

High & Low

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March 30, 2004, Winpak Technologies is a global packaging group that manufactures and distributes high quality machines and packaging materials for the food, beverage, Now Winpak can offer broader capabilities with its ...

Converting Industry News

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March 30, 2004, ... back to metal for other uses. Entered by Nicholl Food Packaging. (2) Migros Golden Beans Coffee “Pods” — This reclosable, high-barrier, aluminum pouch was judged “an outstanding combination of product ...

What's New in Narrow We

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February 28, 2004, ... care, household/chemical, and food applications. Coated with a removable acrylic PSA, films are said to provide consistent resealability and remain cleanly removable from most flex-pack substrates and ...

FDA Report Calls for the Adoption of RFID

(News | New Products)

February 19, 2004, ... enchance safety." According to AIM, in a report issued earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) highlighted specific steps the agency is taking to keep the U.S. drug supply secure.  ...