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Materials

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October 31, 2000, ... reported to be the first low extractable (LE) EB-curable coating that complies with FDA regulations for direct food contact. The LE coating provides high gloss; chemical, heat, and abrasion resistance; ...

New Packaging Technology Will Star at Pack Expo

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September 30, 2000, Packaging and processing innovations will coexist harmoniously at Pack Expo 2000 and its companion event, the International Exposition for Food Processors. When Pack Expo International 2000 opens its ...

Material Handling Equipment: An Ergonomic Answer

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August 31, 2000, ... hopes to have the standard in the Federal Register by year end. This "quiet" phase has heard some opposition, however. For example, the Snack Food Association says OSHA's current ergonomics proposal is ...

Converting Industry News

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August 31, 2000, ... food, baking, and garment industries. The company recently purchased five PrintVision/9000NT print defect detection systems from Advanced Vision Technology (AVT), Atlanta, GA. Arleen Neustein, Excelsior ...

Materials and Products for the Converting Industry

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August 31, 2000, ...  Stamping Foil Ideal for Food Packaging API Foils, Lawrence, KS; 785/842-7674; api-worldwide.com Low-temperature packaging foil, designated the 680 Series, was developed primarily for stamping on PP ...

Box Plant Rises from the Ashes to New Heights

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May 31, 2000, ... Packaging continues to serve the same candy, tea, and food industries of the Pacific Northwest that helped launch the business in the basement of a print shop in 1963. The operation manufactures primarily ...

Flexible Packaging Strategies for 2002: In Summary

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March 31, 2000, ... flexible packaging plays an increasingly important role in many markets. Multilayer stand-up pouches have helped invigorate markets such as pet foods and agricultural chemicals. Films and pouches are providing ...

FPA Winners Prove Again How to Do More with Less

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February 29, 2000, ... opened new markets for flexible packaging, and delivered innovations to the consumer, office, recreation, and pet food marketplaces. John Woolford, interim president of FPA, notes, "More than ever before, ...

Dixie Toga Continues to Make Its Mark as a Leader

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December 31, 1999, ... located in Votorantim (S.P.) and Natal (R.N.), contains the most modern extruders, thermoformers, and printers and produces plastic packaging for margarine, drinks, ice cream, and food service applications. ...

Finding a simple solution to a shocking problem

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March 31, 1998, ... from bagmaking to processing food packages. A lot of the specialized converting machinery is sensitive as far as the way it unwinds, and if the film we make for them is sticking together, it creates problems ...

Corporate compliance audits may save legal hassles.

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November 30, 1996, ... a host of other federal laws, including tax, occupational safety and health, food and drug, and certain environmental laws. Second, willful violations of certain laws can result in the imposition by ...

Foil and potatoes - Aluminum Assn. presents a response.

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July 31, 1996, ... foil industry when warranted. What was not included in the article, however, is that the cause of the outbreak in the El Paso restaurant was ultimately traced to improper food preparation and that the ...

Congress is considering FDA reform bills

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May 31, 1996, The approval process for food packaging may be changing as the House and Senate debate a number of measures.Packaging that directly contacts food must, The approval process for food packaging may be changing ...

International Converting Industry News

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May 31, 1996, ... tons, the majority of which is sold for food packaging. Gordon Campbell, Courtaulds deputy chief executive/operations, reports, "This merger will combine two excellent businesses with complementary products ...

Foil and potatoes can be a dangerous combination

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January 31, 1996, I recently came across an interesting article in Food Chemical News (Oct. 9, 1995) with implications for converters of foil intended for foodservice applications. I recently came across an interesting ...

Innovative uses, creativity earn honors from AIMCAL

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March 31, 1995, ... sponsored by the Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators, praised new applications for metallization along with the creative incorporation of holograms into packaging for snack foods ...

Familiarity with change no surprise in this industry

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February 28, 1995, ... t ways of marketing food," Matteucci said. "Aluminum foil itself will probably never totally go away. Neither is the transparent coating going to replace metallized film that is being used for its barri ...

Regulatory agencies to see impact of Republican contract

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February 28, 1995, ... Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Food and Drug Administration. The Republican Revolution has taken place in the Congress, in the Senate and House, and with respect to their staffs ...

Converter's expansion plan brings clean room for bags

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December 31, 1994, ... for food, produce and medical products, or more specifically, as those bags subject to regulatory agency requirements. President Jack Riopelle explained the reasoning behind this move. First, the market ...