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Alcohol hearings cut

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms cut the number of public hearings on health claims and health-related statements on alcoholic beverages and advertising from five to two after too few people requested to testify.

May 31, 2000

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Good for the goose

GMA and the National Food Processors Assn. are calling on FDA to apply the same policy on health claims to both conventional foods and dietary supplements.

May 31, 2000

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Clarification

Omitted from a Product Access review on p. 100 of Packaging World’s May ‘00 issue was that Drug Plastics & Glass Co. (Boyertown, PA) uses a proprietary Porcelene™ process to produce a high-density polyethylene bottle with a superior gloss, comparable to that of polyethylene terephthalate.

May 31, 2000

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Transport management

HK Systems (New Berlin, WI) has released Express Ship™ Version 7.2, a key module of its SCM/Enterprise Transportation Management suite. Designed for companies using multiple carriers for shipping.

April 30, 2000

Plant Operations & Equipment

SICK, Inc: Slot sensors

WF slot sensors from Sick (Bloomington, MN) are available in widths of 2 mm, 3 mm, 15 mm, 30 mm, 50 mm, 80 mm and 120 mm to verify label registration on thin or thick, solid or clear substrates.

April 30, 2000

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'Tis the season

Tylenol’s Seasonal formulas have a brand-new look just in time for spring. The Coleman Group (New York, NY) redesigned the 20 SKUs of cold, flu, allergy and sinus remedies to unify the Tylenol brand, marketed by McNeil Consumer Health Care, Fort Washington, PA.

April 30, 2000

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Bag it

Opposition to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed ergonomics rule continues to mount. The regulations aimed at “manual handling” jobs drew fire from Food Marketing Institute president Tim Hammonds when he testified at a public hearing held by OSHA.

April 30, 2000

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Politics or science?

At the meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, GMA asked the U.S. government to take a strong stand against attempts by the European Union to push for its “precautionary principle” in international food policy.

April 30, 2000

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TLMI Honors four members

Four converter member companies of the Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute captured the prestigious TLMI Best Managed Company Award at the institute’s recent 2000 converter meeting in Tucson.

April 30, 2000

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Program to present packaging for e-commerce

Executives from packaged goods manufacturers, logistics companies and packaging suppliers will address the topic "Packaging for e-commerce direct-to-consumers" June 8 and 9 at the Renaissance Stanford Court in San Francisco.

April 30, 2000

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Nonbiotech food claims

The current controversy over biotech foods may prompt some manufacturers to make nonbiotech food claims. Speaking at a March meeting sponsored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a GMA spokesperson said guidelines for voluntary nonbiotech claims are needed to ensure that the claims do not mislead consumers about the composition, safety or quality of the labeled food or falsely imply that other products are less safe.

April 30, 2000

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Tougher warnings on diabetic drugs

Consumer group Public Citizen called on the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) to ban the diabetes drug Rezulin and to require stronger warning labels on Avandia and Actos, two similar diabetic drugs.

April 30, 2000