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CMM ADDRESSES END-USER NEEDS; SEARCHES FOR CONVERTER OF THE YEAR

An upcoming forum for information exchange between packagers and converters is the Consumer Packaging & Converting Connection Event created by Converting Machinery/Materials International (www.cmmshow.com).

December 31, 2004

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PFW): Page 436

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New package debut

Flowdesign helped redesign the Blue Ice Vodka bottle, lifting its profile by 2” to help it stand as tall as its competitors on the shelf.

December 31, 2004

Bakery & Snack

Single-serve labels

CSPI petitioned FDA to update its labeling rules so that labels of single-serve packages and bottles clearly state how many calories are in the container.

December 31, 2004

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Juice percentage petition

The Florida Department of Citrus may petition FDA for a new federal regulation requiring that all juice products display the percentage of juice in large type on the front label.

December 31, 2004

Prepared & Canned Foods

Sobeys' EAS tags thwart thieves

Canadian supermarket chain uses electronic article surveillance on a variety of packages—including fresh meats—to minimize shoplifting.

December 31, 2004

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BIOTA's high-water mark in sustainable packaging

Colorado-based Biota debuts spring-fed water in commercially compostable bottles molded of polylactide.

December 31, 2004

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Biota questions answered (sidebar)

Where does the name come from?The name Biota comes from “Blame It On The Altitude,” a slogan popular in the high Rocky Mountain region where Biota makes its home.

December 31, 2004

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Vinegars veer from glass to PET

Rising resin costs don’t deter plans to please customers by making a switch from glass to plasic. ‘We may extend PET usage for some other products in our line.’

December 31, 2004

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Ultra-thin RFID tags

Texas Instruments has announced 2 new additions to its line of 13.56 MHz Tag-it[tm] HF-I products: the 32.5 mm CD/DVD Inlay and the 24.2 mm Circular Inlay. Both inlays are compliant with ISO/IEC 15693 vicinity card standard and ISO/IEC 18000-3 item management standard, making them suitable for adoption worldwide.

November 30, 2004

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Next Make2Pack meeting in January

A total of 17 people from 13 different companies attended a Make2Pack workgroup phone conference November 30.

November 30, 2004

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Don't miss "Make2Pack"

Why ELAU supports a new standards effort to streamline the supply chain by integrating manufacturing with packaging.

November 30, 2004

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Mountain man's green bottles

That’s green as in planet-friendly packaging. Founder David Zutler is chief executive officer of BIOTA Brands of America Inc., Telluride, CO, which introduced for retail sale in October the world’s first water in bottles made of polylactide, or PLA, a polymer derived from corn that’s commercially compostable.

November 30, 2004

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Jack Daniel's toasts stretch wrapper

Jack Daniel’s Lynchburg, TN, distillery maintains efficiency and protects pallet loads of glass-bottled Tennessee sour mash whiskey with automated stretch-wrapping equipment.

November 30, 2004