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Biodegradable Foam

07 Oct 2012
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Echo360, a provider of blended learning and lecturecapture solutions for the higher education market, recently launched the echosystem safecapture hd recording unit, a product designed to extend the boundaries of highereducation learning by digitally capturing, managing, and publishing classroom content in audio, video, and multimedia formats.

Compostable Breakfast Boxes

07 Oct 2012
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                The swedish airline malmö aviation has recently launched new breakfast boxes made of paperboard. The new boxes are made of invercote and invercote bio. The boxes save space on board, extend the life of their contents, simplify handling and have a lower environmental impact than their plasticbased predecessors. The environmental impact is reduced because some members of the invercote family of paperboard are certified compostable.

Pharmaceutical Packaging Makes News

07 Oct 2012
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New developments were reported in the voluntary novartis recall in &ldquowhat you need to know about the novartis drug recall,&rdquo from the daily nightly on msnbc.com. It noted, &ldquothe fda warned monday jan. 9 some of novartis&rsquo overthecounter pills may have been packaged with prescription opioid drugs sold by endo pharmaceuticals, which are packaged at the same facility. Those drugs include percocet, endocet, opana and zydone.&rdquo on jan. 8, novartis consumer health inc.

melitta brand in brazil debuts singleserve cartons

06 Oct 2012
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global coffee specialist melitta has selected a liquid carton packaging system from sig combibloc for its coffeeflavored milk drinks. the wake brand beverage, available in toffee, mocca, and chocoberry white chocolate and strawberry flavors, is available in combifitsmall 250ml carton packs&mdashthe first time these onthego cartons have been offered in brazil. &ldquoreadytodrink coffee drinks are becoming more and more popular in brazil, and with good reason,&rdquo says ricardo rodriguez, cluster head south america at sig combibloc.

Pourspout Pouch Lends Truvia Sweet Market Distinction

06 Oct 2012
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Baking can be a messy experience, but when it comes to sugar, cargill&rsquos truvia baking blend now makes the process easier thanks to a clear 1.5lb preformed pouch with convenient pour spout. &ldquoinnovative, elegant packaging is important to the truvia brand because it is an excellent way to communicate our brand values to the consumer zerocalorie, natural sweetness delivered in an uncomplicated form,&rdquo says eelco blum, project manager, truvia consumer products at cargill.

packaging a big influencer

01 Oct 2012
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an unsteady economy continues to yield savvy grocery shoppers motivated by cost however, for the first time, the share of shoppers opting to buy less meat to cut costs equals the share of shoppers using lists, coupons, and other saving measures. that&rsquos according to &ldquothe 2012 power of meat report,&rdquo the seventh in an annual report series exploring consumer perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors around fresh meat and poultry.