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ITC Rules in Favor of Petition Against Woven Sacks Imports from China

(News | New Products)

September 03, 2008, ... sacks recently won a victory against dumped and subsidized imports of these products from China. By a 6-0 vote, the US Intl. Trade Commission (ITC) announced its affirmative decision on the petition filed ...

Food Packaging Solutions Conference

(Archive)

August 25, 2007, ... session about innovative market leading food packaging technology, knowledge, and solutions on September 28. The PrintCity connection of competence project members involved are Adphos-Eltosch, Kurz, ...

A Scrappy Competitor

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... plenty of people who do what we do. I think we distinguish ourselves by being competitive on price and servicing the customers' needs.” Mohawk is a leading, full-service supplier of industrial can liners, ...

Snack Food Packaging Demand to Reach $5.6 Billion in 2010

(Flexpack)

November 15, 2006, ... Freedonia Group, Inc. Flexible packaging will face growing competition from smaller rigid containers such as cups, canisters, and other molded containers . Plastic containers will see the fastest growth ...

Food Packaging Law Seminar

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September 18, 2006, ... Rinus Rijk, Keller and Heckman senior scientist and expert advisor to the European Food Safety Authority’s Working Group on Food Contact Materials, also will provide an overview of the EU petition process, ...

Competing in a Crowded Field

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April 26, 2006, ... to realize savings in purchasing costly materials. It also makes it tougher for smaller converters to compete with their larger counterparts. It remains to be seen how a commercial printer can be competitive ...

Will Food Laws Be Uniform?

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March 30, 2006, ... other means of communication. States may petition for an exemption or a national standard under the bill. If such a petition is filed within 180 days after enactment, the state notification requirement ...

Enter AIMCAL's Awards Competitio

(Archive)

October 31, 2005, The AIMCAL Vacuum Metallized or Coated Product Competition features awards for technical and marketing excellence in the following categories: packaging (food, nonfood, healthcare, cosmetics, and toiletries); ...

Seafood is Served

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... for test marketing or approvals. FiberMark—fibermark.com Transparent PET LumiLid XL5 lidding film, which is FDA approved for direct food contact, reportedly seals cleanly and securely to APET, APET ...

Food Contact Regs: a Global Look

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May 30, 2005, ... (including, but not limited to, the petitioner), FCNs are proprietary to the notifier and his or her customers. Regulatory activity governing food contact materials in the EU began at the national level. ...

New Study Says Food Manufacturers Offering US Consumers Retort Packaging to Meet Conveniency/Lifestyle Demands

(Flexpack)

April 28, 2004, ... and resealable eat-now/eat-later options. Volume I in the series covers ready meals and side dishes, and Volume II, frozen meals, appetizers, and snacks. The US Market Convenience Packaging and Serving ...

Migration of Fluorescent Whitening Agents from Food Packaging Made from Recycled Paper

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February 28, 2004, ... agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada. To obtain the approval, a petition to the agencies must be accompanied by extensive data showing that certain specified contaminants ...

Zip-Pak Unveils EZ Open Strip for Food-Service Packages

(News | New Products)

November 16, 2003, ... feature that allows brand owners to differentiate their products in this competitive environment." Zip-Pak says the EZ Open Strip is ideal for low-density polyethylene (LDPE) packages. "Its proprietary ...

U.K.-Based ALS Co-Develops "Innovative" Label Solution for Food Industry: Tray-Fi

(News | New Products)

June 22, 2003, ... printed in a range of colors.  This provides the advantage of improved shelf impact in highly competitive chilled display cabinets. The Tray-fix label is applied automatically and directly to the container’s ...

PCI Publishes European PET Supply-Demand Report

(News | New Products)

February 23, 2003, PCI, PET Packaging, Resin & Recycled Ltd., reports the publication of the fifth edition of the European Supply-Demand report on the PET market in Europe. The 350-page report, says PCI, covers both Eastern ...

Concern over Phthalates in Food Packaging

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January 31, 2003, ... esters need to be identified for the various products affected. The only real security when dealing with packaging product safety lies in the technical competence of your staff and that of your suppliers ...

Flex-Pack Faces Up to Global Competition

(Magazine)

April 30, 2002, ... technically competent domestic converters; Growing consumption of packed products, especially prepared convenience foods; Increasing disposable incomes among pockets of (typically) urban populations; ...

Folding Carton Outlook Favorable: Study Says US Will Want More Non-Flexible Food Containers

(News | New Products)

January 27, 2002, ... a new study conducted and composed by The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland-based market research firm, this three percent annual growth will be "constrained by competition from flexible packaging, increased ...

Fido's Food Goes GLOSS

(Magazine)

March 31, 2001, With the help of a Prime UV ultraviolet curing system, Canadian-based Bonar Packaging has given glamour to the plain pet food packaging bags of the past. Pet cuisine is like everything else these days: ...

Is Food Contact Notification a Proprietary Right?

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... right." Does an effective FCN grant an exclusive proprietary right? Unlike a patent or trademark, a notifier's proprietary right to an effective FCN is not necessarily exclusive. A competitor can submit ...