National Farmers Union (NFU) (England and Wales) launched a new campaign to clarify labeling on supermarket products which encourages the public to take photos of poor food labels/merchandising and upload them to Facebook. The NFU's 'Flag ...
Tags: Labeling, Supermarket Products, food labels
US-based Tri-Union Seafoods has voluntarily recalled a limited amount of Chicken of Sea Brand 7-ounce cans of solid white albacore tuna in water, as the product contains soy which is not mentioned in the ingredients list. The product ...
Global high performance materials company Ahlstrom is set to extend its release papers range produced with the introduction of calendered Ahlstrom SILCA Soft grades. The company aims to address the growing market needs and offer further ...
Tags: Papers Range, production volumes, calendered backing paper
Supermarket chain in the US, Whole Foods Market has announced the launch of a new color coded system that rates foods according to healthiness. The new labeling system will help customers identify health foods within Whole Foods Market ...
US-based manufacturer of pressure sensitive adhesive products MACtac Printing Products has announced the addition of FDD6919, a new resilient label to its durable film product line. The new FDD6919, optimized for laser and impact printing ...
Tags: Durable Film Product Line, resilient label, durable label applications
Just Label It (JLI) has announced its formal support of the ballot initiative 'Yes on Prop 37- California Right to Know' that enables California voters to vote for mandatory labeling of GE foods in fall 2012. JLI chairman Gary Hirshberg ...
India is set to introduce mandatory labeling of genetically modified (GM) foods on 1 January 2013, a move which is expected to help consumers make informed choices while buying packaged foods. According to a notification published by the ...
Tags: mandatory labeling, genetically modified foods, packaged foods
Dubai-based biaxially oriented polypropylene film (BOPP) producer Taghleef Industries (Ti) has closed the previously announced deal to acquire Applied Extrusion Technologies (AET Films), a North American supplier of oriented polypropylene ...
Morinaga America, marketer and distributer channel for a Hi-Chew Japanese candy in the US, is launching the candy in new packaging. The new designs emphasises on the candy's logo, colors and fresh fruit, according to Packaging Digest. ...
Tags: Japanese candy, US, new packaging
Patisseries Sanda is recalling Mille-Feuilles (Custard) as the product contains milk as an ingredient, which is not mentioned on the labeling, according to Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The product being recalled was sold in ...
Tags: milk as an ingredient, the affected products, life threatening reaction
Pharmaceutical packaging solutions provider Travtec has introduced a new tamper-evident labeling system, the Travtec Labello 3. This system applies non-resealable clear labels to both openings of a carton, besides also possessing the ...
Tags: packaging, Travtec, labeling system
With the launch of Simatic S7-1500, the Siemens Industry Automation division is introducing a controller family of the next generation for medium to high-end machine and plant automation. The new generation of controllers is characterized ...
Tags: controller, cable, medium to high-end machine and plant automation
Advanced Dynamics has secured exclusive rights for the distribution of Taiwan-based based manufacturer of self-adhesive labeling systems Pack Leader’s machines across the UK. The Pack Leader PRO range includes the PRO-516, which is ...
Tags: Pack Leader Machines, labeling systems, label reel system
True Nutrition, a US-based nutritional supplements company, is recalling Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate and Hydrolyzed Whey Protein, as the label does not indicate milk as the source of whey, according to the US Food and ...
Tags: nutritional supplements company, protein products, labeling mistake
GE Capital, Corporate Finance has provided a $143m cash flow credit facility for Taghleef Industries, a UAE-based producer of plastic and packaging films. The financing was used by the company to acquire Applied Extrusion Technologies ...