The legal US cannabis industry is valued at $2.7 billion as of 2014 up 74 per cent from 2013, making it the fastest growing industry in the U.S. over that span (according to ArcView Market Research). As the market grows, so does the need to ...
Australian packaging company Amcor will showcase AmLite, the company’s latest metal-free packaging technology that is capable of creating a lightweight, transparent material, at PackExpo in Las Vegas. Amcor used a micro-thin ...
US packaging firm MeadWestvaco (MWV) has inked a licensing agreement with design agency Burgopak for marketing the latter's medication adherence packaging. Burgopak's package is said to boost patient's adherence to medication through ...
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Global Closure Systems (GCS) has upgraded Jeroboam snap-hinge standard dispensing closure for French multinational retailer Carrefour’s range of coolant and windscreen washer products. According to GCS, the new design of Jeraboam ...
The North Carolina Senate has passed a bipartisan bill that would make child-resistant packaging and warning labels mandatory for liquids used with electronic-cigarette vaporizers. Once approved, the law that would be effective from 1 ...
Germany-based plastic packaging company Sanner has developed Brilliance, a new packaging solution for effervescent tablets. Sanner specializes in manufacturing plastic packaging for pharmaceutical, medical and healthcare products. ...
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A legislation in the Ohio senate proposed by senator Shannon Jones calls on making childproof packaging necessary for containers of liquid nicotine used to refill electronic cigarettes. The goal of the law is to ensure that children do ...
Global Closure Systems will showcase its portfolio of closures at Packaging Innovations 2015, which is scheduled to be held in Birmingham, England, from 25-26 February. The company will exhibit its portfolio of standard as well as bespoke ...
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Today, EPA is releasing an assessment for public comment on the potential for human health risk of the pesticide chlorpyrifos. This assessment shows some risks to workers who mix, load and apply chlorpyrifos pesticide products. When used ...
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MeadWestvaco Corp. (MWV) has received a grant to provide its Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS) to The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in projects to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. MEMSCap Medication Event Monitoring System ...
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Folding cartons, rigid paper boxes and paperboard specialty products manufacturer Colbert Packaging Corporation has launched patient compliance packaging solutions, MedLock EZT. The new product is a child-resistant, senior-friendly and ...
Indian drug major Dr Reddy’s laboratories is under the scanner of the US Department of Justice following a complaint related to the violation of child resistant packaging regulations. The complaint was filed under the federal false ...
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High Supply, an American distributor of child resistant CRREO bags, jars and vials, has invested an undisclosed amount to expand its warehouse space to cater to the growing demand for child resistant packaging in the retail and medical ...
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Child-resistant packaging solutions provider Kush Bottles has announced the launch of a new exit packaging solution for cannabis edibles. The Satchel, which allows dispensary owners and operators to provide an exit package, has been ...
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US-based Kush Bottles has entered into an agreement to exclusively distribute new child resistant exit packaging solution The Satchel. Designed mainly for cannabis edibles and infused products, The Satchel has been developed for use in ...
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