A group called Concerned Citizens of Tompkins County plans to protest at the Target store at Pyramid Mall at noon today seeking to persuade the company to stop stocking products and packaging containing polyvinyl chloride, also known as PVC. The group says the production, use and disposal of PVC releases toxic chemicals that can cause serious health and environmental problems.
Source: www.theithacajournal.com
Kleanpack, LLC Provides Innovative, Quality Industrial Packaging With their New Northern California Location
Packaging company, Klean Pack offers state of the art technology in packaging delicate computer wafers and parts; new location opening October 11, in Pioneer, CA. (PRWeb Oct 10, 2006)
Source: www.prweb.com
October 11th, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP)- A popular brand of lettuce grown in California’s Salinas Valley, the region at the center of a nationwide spinach scare, has been recalled over concerns about E. coli contamination.
Source: www.wboc.com
OMAC Demonstrates Packaging Guidelines in Action at PACK EXPO International 2006
Research Triangle Park, NC (10 October 2006) - OMAC Packaging Working Group (OPW) will highlight the business value of implementing their industry automation guidelines on packaging machinery at the upcoming PACK EXPO International being held at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, from 29 October - 2 November 2006. This industry wide event will host more than 2,000 packaging and processing
Source: www.isa.org
Congress acts to clean up the ocean
A garbage patch twice the size of Texas is threatening a marine national monument.
Source: rss.csmonitor.com
Sorting facts from fiction on food label
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on health claims on food labels. The first part is about qualified and health claims with “significant scientific agreement.” The second part is about structure/function claims, nutrient content claims and dietary guidelines.
Source: www.poconorecord.com
Jane & Co. launches mineral makeup products
Baltimore company Jane & Co. LLC will introduce a new line of pure mineral makeup and mineral powders at national drugstores and mass-market retailers next spring.
Source: www.bizjournals.com
October 11th, 2006