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Regulatory Watch

FDA issues final guidance for salt substitute in labeling

January 27, 2021

The FDA has issued a final guidance, Use of an Alternate Name for Potassium Chloride in Food Labeling, to advise food manufacturers of its intent to exercise enforcement discretion for the name "potassium salt" in the ingredient statement on food labels as an alternative to "potassium chloride" to better inform consumers that it is a salt substitute.

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51R84 Vision System

November 16, 2020

The Silgan Equipment 51R84 vision system has been significantly revised to let the system conduct 360-degree inspections of full-body shrink sleeve-labeled products, including beverages and other food products, as well as products with standard wraparound labels.

Regulatory Watch

FDA requests info for labeling foods with cultured seafood cells

November 13, 2020

The FDA is requesting information for the labeling of foods made up of cultured seafood

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Canadian food labeling rules

Canadian government launches comment period for simulated protein products guidelines

Public consultation period opened on November 3 and runs until December 3, 2020

Wayne Labs

November 4, 2020

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has launched a public consultation to seek feedback on the proposed guidelines for simulated meat and simulated poultry products. The consultation opened for a 30-day period from November 3, 2020 and closes on December 3, 2020.

Packaging

PACK EXPO preview: Easing product safety concerns in an uncertain climate

How brands can leverage packaging to uphold consumer expectations amid the COVID-19 crisis

Tom Egan , PMMI

October 22, 2020

In the COVID-19 outbreak, packaging is being recognized for its long-standing performance in upholding food and beverage product safety and offering consumer protection.

Food Safety

Solving the labeling crisis: The case for a cloud-based approach

Lee Patty

October 12, 2020

Centralizing and digitizing labeling in a cloud-based platform can drastically reduce recalls, make supply chains more transparent and ensure companies meet compliance.

Manufacturing News

Some decaf coffees face contaminant and label issues

Clean Label Project wants some coffee brands to disclose use of methylene chloride

Wayne Labs

September 18, 2020

The Clean Label Project pushes for the use of decaffeination processes using carbon dioxide or the Swiss water process.

New Plant Products

Little David LDLA-500-V2 label application system

August 28, 2020

The next version of the Little David LDLA-500-V2 apply-only labeler includes a larger color touchscreen, a faster CPU module, an open web path, improved touchscreen response, easier and simpler screen replacement, and ALP and LCIJ systems.

Food Safety

Milk allergy alert: Frito-Lay recalls chip bags filled with wrong flavor

Incorrect chips inside barbecue packages may contain milk ingredients that aren’t noted on labels

Rose Shilling

August 25, 2020

Frito-Lay recalled a variety of sizes of Lay’s Barbecue Flavored Potato Chips because the bags were filled with another flavor of chips that contain milk, an allergen for some people.

New Plant Products

Label application system

August 5, 2020

Little David LDLA-500-V2 features a larger color touchscreen, faster CPU module, open web path, improved touchscreen response, easier and simpler screen replacement, and both ALP and LCIJ systems.