A new hot melt adhesive for securing wrap-around labels to bottles of cold water or other noncarbonated, transparent liquids that dries clear is available from National Adhesives (Bridgewater, NJ). Versa-Melt® 34-656A adhesive holds paper or plastic labels to bottles made of glass, PVC, or PET. Customers may use this adhesive with roll-fed and cut-and-stack labelers.