All Comment articles – Page 54
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ArticleTOTAL RECALL: The impact of product recalls in the food industry
In the second of a series of industry insights into technological approaches to avoiding product recalls, Glen Oxborough, X-ray product manager from Ishida Europe, explores the potential impact of the problem in the food industry.
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ArticleIs your baby food product fully protected?
Tampering involves altering a product without the manufacturer’s knowledge. Within the food industry, baby food is a key target; notably, because of the emotional reaction it immediately brings from the potential risk to vulnerable infants
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ArticleAutomation responds to labour crisis challenge
Tim Sykes caught up with Brillopak director David Jahn to discuss a looming labour crisis and Brillopak’s efforts to provide timely solutions such as the Meteor fresh produce punnet loading line and Unipick P160 high speed case and crate packer.
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ArticleColour Management Matters – The Growing Demand for Perfection
The demand for colour perfection is not limited to brand colours alone. Very slight colour shifts or inconsistencies in product imagery have a significant impact on consumers’ perception of the product - according to QuadTech's Craig Du Mez
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Mintel Outlines Key European Consumer Trend for 2018
Ocean plastic fashion and recycled packaging launches, ingredient bans and activism are focusing consumer and government attention on maritime conservation.
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ArticleShould Supermarkets Really "Eliminate Plastic Packaging"?
Packaging specialists have distanced themselves from comments from the former head of major UK supermarket chain Asda advocating that retailers move toward total elimination of plastic
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ArticleDigital vs analogue – competition or collaboration?
Digital printing may be playing an increasingly important role in packaging but conventional technologies are holding their own. Elisabeth Skoda spoke to Esko, Flint Group, Xeikon and Heidelberg.
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ArticleAntalis Packaging: ‘Less of the Same Approach’ Could Help Cut Recycling Confusion
“UK businesses can make it easier for consumers to recycle their products by producing less waste in the first place and using the same common types of packing materials” states packaging specialist Antalis Packaging.
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ArticleCombatting counterfeiting with Authentication
By the end of 2018 it is estimated that 75 per cent of the world’s prescription medicine will be protected by legislation - according to Thomas Körmendi (CEO of Kezzler).
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ArticleInk Leachability in Pharmaceutical Serialization
Leading pharmaceutical outsourcing services provider PCI Pharma Services (PCI) has announced the release of a published white paper detailing Domino’s study which analyzes potential leachability of ink from coding technologies
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ArticleForming an effective anti-counterfeiting strategy
Packaging with strong anti-counterfeit protection can enhance product revenues by tens of percent. However, it is critical to define the right strategy, selection of elements and not underestimate supporting activities such as customer communication.
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ArticleWhat the Doctor (and Grocer) Orders
Jason Chester of InfinityQS ponders the question of how to address the headache of product recalls.
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ArticleMORE THAN JUST A LABEL
Four experts share a wide view of the factors driving innovation across the European labelling market with Packaging Europe’s Libby White.
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ArticleSky No Longer the Limit with Package Distribution Drone at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
Delivery methods have morphed over the years to reflect the growth of resources and technology in the supply chain.
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ArticleRetail in flux
We’re undergoing a transformation of where and how consumers do their shopping, with the greatest variety in physical store formats in a generation under the shadow of the unrelenting rise of e-commerce. What demands does this place on packaging?
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ArticleOn-the-go: the trend that's here to stay
Elisabeth Skoda spoke to representatives from Parkside Flexibles, Sonoco, Ecolean and Tetra Pak to find out more about the latest innovations balancing consumer convenience and sustainability.
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Article'Sky is the limit' for European Bioplastics
Ahead of the forum Katrin Schwede, head of communications at European Bioplastics, spoke to Tim Sykes about the key trends and challenges in the renewable plastics market.
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Online Commerce: Packaging and Logistics Requirements
Today it is nearly impossible for any industry to do business without Internet-based commerce. Shipped products naturally have to be packaged appropriately to ensure that they can be stacked, for example, and to prevent damage to valuable contents.
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ArticleThe power of cross-fertilisation
On 31st August 2017 Dow and DuPont came together in one of the largest mergers in corporate history. On the eve of the transaction, Tim Sykes visited DuPont in Geneva to profile one half of the new power couple looming over the packaging value chain.
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A Future Beyond Conventional Plastic - The Trillion Dollar Opportunity
By Paul Foulkes-Arellano, head of retail solutions at A Plastic Planet and precipice design head of client programmes.