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JLS Automation Osprey CL automatic chub loader

Jls Automation Osprey Cl Automatic Chub Loader

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Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

EDL, as Massman Company

EDL Double Tight Wrap shrink wrapping machines use two perpendicular bands of LDPE film to tightly unitize and totally enclose a product or collation.

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

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Mocon Inc. OpTech-O2 Model P test system

Mocon Inc Op Tech O2 Model P Test System

Coveris Holdings acquires Elldex Packaging Solutions

Coveris Holdings S.A., a leading packaging and coatings solutions company, announced the acquisition of Elldex Packaging Solutions, a New Zealand-based full-service flexible packaging company. The acquisition, effective immediately, will enable Coveris to expand globally into Australasia.

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Packaging as branding in pet food marketing

With more pet food options on store shelves than ever before, and with consumers increasingly savvy about what they’re feeding their pets, it’s vital for pet food manufacturers to make sure they stand out. The best way to do that is marketing, and the most visible form of marketing is the very packaging consumers must look at before they buy a product.

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Does your pet product label comply with the new AAFCO calorie statement regulations?

In January 2013, the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) enacted amendments to Model Regulation PF9 regarding calorie content statements on dog and cat food labels. While AAFCO recommended a grace period for state enforcement, as of June 2015 that period has ended for any newly marketed products. In either case, though, it is prudent to take steps now to ensure labels conform to the new labeling requirements.

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UK firm hopes to add more packaging to recycling program

UK-based environmental services company Enval's pioneering technology will provide the recycling solution for a project to assess the feasibility of including flexible laminate packaging, such as food and drink pouches, pet food pouches and toothpaste tubes, in existing household recycling schemes. The project is being conducted in partnership with Anthesis LRS, SUEZ environnement, Nestlé UK & Ireland, Coca-Cola Enterprises.