South Africa-based Spec Systems has installed a Xeikon 3030 digital color press to complement its existing business. Xeikon Labels and Packaging business development and marketing director Filip Weymans said the company's approach of ...
Takeda has received a sanction from the Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) for a violation of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act related to the voluntary recall of Alinamin -F5 injection in Japan that occurred in December ...
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Pressure sensitive label materials supplier UPM Raflatac has announced the launch of two adhesive upgrades which are designed to prevent the substance migration from packaging components into food. The company noted that the launch is in ...
Tags: food, food contamination, Foodgloss, food contact
Yuba Bicycles is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission on a recall affecting about 1,000 Mundo V4.0 cargo bikes after reports of two passengers on the back of the bike getting their feet caught in the rear wheel. No injuries ...
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The 2-D Data Matrix barcode has numerous advantages over its one-dimensional counterpart, the linear barcode. Generally speaking, Data Matrix can hold substantially more data than a linear barcode -- as much as 100 times the information. ...
Tags: Iuid Verification, Data Matrix barcode, Data Matrix code
Most of the international high-end apparel brands that have set up businesses in China have failed to cash-in on the opportunities provided by the digital media, says a study conducted by the digital innovation think tank L2. ...
Tags: Apparel Brands, Apparel, Fashion
The affluent income groups dominated the syrups and spreads market in Italy, in 2011 according to a report by Canadean Food. The report titled "Consumer Trends in the Syrups & Spreads Market in Italy, 2011' says that the affluent ...
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) celebrates the nation's longest running public health campaign: National Poison Prevention Week (NPPW), from March 17 to 23, 2013. As a longtime supporter of NPPW, one of the CPSC's ...
Tags: Poison Prevention Efforts, Packaging, NPPW
The Igedo Company has called into existence a new format for kids’ fashion – to be held at THE LITTLE GALLERY at the BOTSCHAFT venue in Düsseldorf from 7 to 9 July 2013. Already, market-relevant brands like ATTESA I CACHE ...
Tags: fashion, Retailers, kids fashion
The Item Unique Identification (IUID) program used by the Department of Defense allows the department to track many of its physical assets throughout their lifetime. This is key to the department's financial management as well as its combat ...
Indian fashion and textile industry leaders converged in Mumbai on March 20 to celebrate cotton apparel at Cotton Council International’s (CCI) “COTTONSCAPE” event at the 2013 India Fashion Forum (IFF). ...
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After the successful test of RFID in five stores in Germany, C&A now extends the pilot project to improve its supply chain to 25 stores in Germany. “Having made quite positive experiences with RFID technology in the five initial test ...
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A third key congressional committee has entered the debate over the Renewable Fuel Standard, calling for comment on a series of questions and issuing a "white paper" detailing concerns about the biofuels mandate and some of the proposed ...
Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Renewable Fuel
Glanbia Nutritionals has unveiled a new flaxseed ingredient, OptiSol 3000, which can be used to replace eggs in the preparation of baked foods. Glanbia stated that the new ingredient is a cost-effective alternative to eggs, and it is ...
Tags: Glanbia Nutritionals, flaxseed ingredient, baked foods
A strong advocate for Australian wool, TV celebrity and Aussie mum Catriona Rowntree appears to be right on target with the launch of some exciting new products in her babywear range. Stocked in selected Target and Target Country stores ...
Tags: Merino wool, babywear, fibre