April 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the goal of the DSCSA is “to build an electronic, interoperable system to identify and trace certain prescription drugs as they are distributed in the United States.”

The DSCSA “will enhance FDA’s ability to help protect consumers from exposure to drugs that may be counterfeit, stolen, contaminated, or otherwise harmful” and “improve detection and removal of potentially dangerous drugs from the drug supply chain to protect U.S. consumers.”

Who has to comply?

Satisfying consumer expectations 100%. That's what you want as a food producer. You can offer that certainty with MAP packaging or gas packaging. To ensure this you need DECA's semi-automatic sealing machines. With the right packaging process, we extend the shelf life of foodstuffs without any loss of quality whatsoever.

PACK 75 is ideally suited as sustainable packaging material for toys and other small parts

At Interpack 2023, Mitsubishi HiTec Paper will be presenting its full range of barricote® barrier papers for flexible food and non-food packaging, as well as the new PACK 75, a heat-sealable paper for primary and secondary packaging.

In 2017, Jason Dibble founded Boomerang with the mission to address the critical issues of water access and sustainability. His experiences serving in the US Military, including four tours in Afghanistan, provided the impetus for his passion. While watching the delivery of bottled water in the hot desert sun, Dibble observed the negative environmental impact of single-use plastic bottles, including chemical leaching and toxic waste disposal in burn pits.

Pepsi to implement the new look across all brand touchpoints beginning this fall, marking the brand's 125^th anniversary

What is it?
A Blockchain is a database of records, here called blocks. What makes the database special is that these records are interlinked, or chained, using a hidden code. This is useful in a supply chain involving transport and transactions that can be recorded as blocks. Each block contains a cryptographic link to the previous block plus information on when a transaction occurred, who was involved and much more.

Laura Meehan has designed a 100% sustainable refillable cartridge made of cork, with the help of Lancaster University through its Low Carbon Eco-Innovatory (LCEI) programme.

Her startup, Let’s Rethink This, has developed a product called Nada, and is aiming to improve on current brands on the market which use metal and plastic.

Shrink sleeve labeling has become one of the fastest-growing packaging trends. The ability to incorporate bright colors and attractive designs to the surface of the product, and the adaptation of labels to packaging of all shapes are a great attraction for many industries, including food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, and personal and household items.

According to a report by Smithers Pira, the market for stretch and retractable sleeves grew 12.5% in the last decade. But what trends have influenced the increase in demand? Here we tell you: