labels & labeling
25 Jul 2024
--- Fresh Inset’s Vidre+ technology, which helps preserve fruits and vegetables through ethylene gas inhibiting labeling stickers, has been registered on the Peruvian market for avocado producers. The implementation will...
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US lawsuit filed against Danone Waters of America over “misleading” health and sustainability claims
25 Jul 2024
--- The Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC) has filed a US lawsuit against Danone Waters of America for false and deceptive marketing in violation of the District of Columbia’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act (CPPA). PPC...
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24 Jul 2024
--- Tetra Pak has added a set of interactive games to its packaging in Europe, which consumers can access via a QR code connecting to a multi-language web app designed by British technology company Appetite Creative. The app is...
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18 Jul 2024
--- Compostable packaging streams in the US are widely contaminated by look-alike single-use plastics, hindering the expansion of infrastructure and mitigation of the industry’s environmental footprint, according to a new...
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02 Jul 2024
--- On the 50th anniversary of the world’s first barcode being scanned, 22 industry giants — including marketplaces such as Alibaba, retailers like Carrefour and manufacturers like Procter & Gamble (P&G)...
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02 Jul 2024
--- June kicked off with the world’s largest printing equipment exhibition, Drupa, held in Düsseldorf, Germany. We attended the show to learn about the industry’s latest digital technologies and developments....
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28 Jun 2024
--- Domino Printing Sciences has unveiled a new thermal inkjet solution designed for printing simple codes on flexible packaging, including food applications. The new “thermal inkjet into traditional thermal transfer...
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27 Jun 2024
--- Kenyan flexible packaging specialist Platinum Packaging has implemented an operations upgrade with two automated Bobst Master M6 inline flexo presses for labels, folding carton and flexible packaging with oneECG technology....
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21 Jun 2024
--- Digimarc Corporation has introduced Digimarc Automate, an automated product inspection solution offering imperceptible digital watermarks across packaging to boost the circular economy. In industrial environments where...
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19 Jun 2024
--- Connected packaging technologies like QR codes and near-field communication (NFC) tags are now a core part of most businesses’ growth strategies, with 85% of brands reporting their intention to boost investments in...
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06 Jun 2024
--- On the penultimate day of this year’s Drupa tradeshow in Düsseldorf, Germany, we look back at the showcases and findings from the largest printing equipment exhibition in the world. Over 11 days (May 28 to June...
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05 Jun 2024
--- Consumers increasingly expect clear product labels to improve disposal behavior. A new study titled “Enabling desired disposal of compostable plastic packaging: an evaluation of disposal instruction labels,”...
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03 Jun 2024
--- UK supermarket Tesco is planning to remove plastic stickers on its extra-large avocados to target waste reduction. The company is working with fruit supplier Westfalia for this move and will use laser technology to engrave...
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28 May 2024
--- Bobst is demonstrating how machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) can be harnessed to elevate packaging production at the ongoing Drupa 2024 in Düsseldorf, Germany. We caught up with Christian Zeller, head of...
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23 May 2024
--- Digital IoT agency SharpEnd recently released its second “Connected Experience Report,” examining how the industry is adopting and responding to developments in connected technologies like QR Codes, near-field...
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23 May 2024
--- Roambee is launching the “world’s first true 5G GPS peel-and-ship” smart label for the logistics industry. The 4 x 6-inch smart label offers a “revolutionary” barcode-like user experience,...
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21 May 2024
--- Printing technology trade show Drupa 2024 in Düsseldorf, Germany, will open its doors to visitors next week. Between May 28 and June 7, exhibitors will demonstrate their latest printing and packaging innovations,...
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20 May 2024
--- Recycling tech firm Polytag has announced UK retailer M&S as a founding member of its Polytag Ecotrace Programme, an initiative aimed at optimizing the tracing and recycling of single-use plastic packaging in the UK.The...
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10 May 2024
--- This week in industry news, Suzano announced its Cerrado Project, the “largest single-line pulp mill in the world,” will be operational in coming weeks. Meanwhile, Amcor worked with personal care company Avon to...
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10 May 2024
--- A collaboration of industry bodies is calling for the European Council (EC) to adopt a “simplified procedure” for the upcoming Green Claims Directive, which would allow companies whose environmental claims are...
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