Labeling - Articles - Page 35

Food Packaging

Customized packages find a niche

January 7, 2013

What Mars did for M&Ms, digital printing is doing for beer and other products in customizing and personalizing products, though US converters are just beginning to tap those capabilities.

Manufacturing News

Caffeine: Use responsibly

January 7, 2013

Like alcohol, sugar, fat and salt, caffeine used in moderation is relatively safe and has benefits as well.

Labeling

FMI says labeling of menu items should not include grocery stores

Group says legislation not intended to apply to grocery stores

Wayne Labs

December 17, 2012

The group says legislation was not intended to apply to grocery stores.

Food Allergies

Dutch firm pushes for global harmonization on allergy labeling

Food research facility wants consensus among key stakeholders on allergen thresholds and labeling standards

Jaan Koel

December 11, 2012

Food research facility wants consensus among key stakeholders on allergen thresholds and labeling standards.

Mandatory Labeling

Report: Mandatory country-of-origin labeling has not increased demand for US meat

Regulation has resulted in aggregate economic loss, according to study

Shane O'Halloran

December 5, 2012

Cost of compliance means the regulations have resulted in an aggregate economic loss.

TECH FLASH

What's in a label?

If it doesn't speak your brand, you've lost sales

Wayne Labs

November 28, 2012

Labeling should create a readily identifiable product image where the consumer says, "Yes!"

TECH FLASH

Prop 37 goes down swinging in California election

Consumers have a right to know what’s in their food, but this proposal was flawed.

November 13, 2012

Had it passed, food and beverage processors would have been required to list GMO ingredients on the label. There are other solutions.

TECH FLASH

Don’t depend on e-commerce sites for accurate product information

While a processor’s product label may provide plenty of nutritional and allergy information, that information often doesn’t find its way to consumer web sites.

November 13, 2012

A study of the quality of nutritional information taken from product labels to e-commerce websites shows a loss in translation.

What you need to know about Prop 37 now

October 4, 2012

Prop 37 requires foods that are genetically engineered (GE) or contain GE ingredients to have this information on the label.

Pressure relief

Kevin T. Higgins

October 4, 2012

New solutions to friction reduction on bottling lines are becoming available to help bottlers cope with water-reduction goals and lighter, more easily damaged containers.