Articles

2008

January	Action plan, food protection plan now lead the pack
2007
December	Healthy prognosis for healthcare packaging
December	Cosmetics safety storm brewing, or hadn't you heard?
November	New food reporting requirement hidden in drug law
October	Label symbols make nutrition choices simpler, but never simple
September	Lessons from China are for your quality program
August	Sometimes the best things in life, and law, are the intangibles
July	EU's new REACH law on chemicals reaches you
June	Irradiation again, labeling this time
May	Food-contact notifications threatened again
May	Fresh produce rules, uhh, guidelines, aim to improve safety
May	Top 10 FDA developments
April	Proposed rules on gluten finish the thought on food allergens law
March	And just like that, packaging for irradiation is broadened
February	OTC drugs and dietary supplements get new reporting burden
January	Coalition's diversity as dramatic as its message
2006
December	All signs are pointing to a fruitful 2007
December	Checking up on healthcare packaging
December	Crisis planning takes exercise
November	Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum taking shape
November	Water, water is everywhere, perhaps not what you think
July	Divining qualified health claims policy by reading the tea leaves
June	FDA still has no confirmed, permanent commissioner
June	Packaging plays a role in combating obesity?
March	The Food Contact Notification program must be saved
Febraury	Preparing for threats takes practice for governments, too
January	Will the road get bumpy for counterfeiters? And for you?

2005

December	Claims, not chemistry, often make for product problems
November	Taking FDA's temperature in multiple ways
October	New coalition advocates sustainability in packaging
September	Don't wait for government to address bioterror
August	Doctors want borders between drugs and supplements
July	Recalls, and plans for them, are key crisis tools
June	Food labels must now name allergens, even from packaging
May	Ephedrine saga: News reports can be of little help
April	Cosmetic safety challenged
March	Packaging to play a bigger role in the FDA budget
February	Dietary advice affects packaging
January	Three recent Rs of packaging

2004

December	Dietary supplements: take slowly
November	FDA strives for more efficient drug regulation
October	Heavy new activity in toxic metals in packaging
September	Post-9/11, USDA is active too
August	Who turns on the RFID faucet, and does it matter?
July	FDA gives food detention
June	FDA to plant new crop of food GMPs
May	Acrylamide saga continues, but how will it end?
April	FDA counterfeiting report points to RFID, other technologies
March	'Low-carb' inspires label rules
February	What FDA's planned ban on ephedra means
January	How to make FDA drug regulation obsolete

2003

December	A device guidance is a guidance device
November	FDA strategies on drug counterfeits point to packaging
October	Packaging, drug safety, terror and counterfeits
September	Should labels reflect everything that's on our minds?
August	Tough as they wanna be?
July	Unit-dose goes to court
June	More FDA bioterror food rules also include packaging
May	Codes can bar drug errors: FDA
April	At long last, dietary supplement GMPs
March	FDA proposes: Packaging companies register, give notice of imports
February	Dramatic shift in food health claims
January	Program targets cancer-causers

2002

December	New pressures await new FDA commissioner
November	Food front roundup: Acrylamide, organic rules and obesity lawsuit
October	FDA wants more 'current' Good Manufacturing Practices
September	Surprise! You have the right to free speech
August	Patent holders get help
July	New bioterror law boosts FDA's power
June	Standardized over-the-counter labels are not all-over-the-map
May	Today's joke might be tomorrow's law
April	Tampering threats inspire packaging innovations
March	HACCP here, and growing in several directions
February	Food security guidances add weapons to anti-terror arsenal
January	Happy New Year for FDA

2001

December	Counterfeiting of drugs is just one side of product security
November	Food safety in a new America
October	Labels and the public's trust
September	Some want more food ingredient information on labels
August	Do we need a single federal agency for food safety?
July	Food allergies trigger voluntary industry action
June	Packaging as antidote to medication errors
May	Product liability prospects
April	When labels speak (freely), people listen
March	New administration: what's next?
February	Biotech and organic rules related
January	December brings drug labeling developments, prescription and OTC

*The following articles are not available electronically, but if you would like a copy of any of the articles below, please contact the firm at 312-977-4647.

2000

December	OSHA targets injuries with headache
November	Irradiation a material issue
October	Machinery guidance is designed to increase safety, decrease liability
September	Courts sorting tough drug vs. supplement issues
August	Food packaging developments on the label and in the material
July	Meat and poultry scene a hotbed of legal changes
June	Bioengineered foods: breeding controversy
May	New case means product knock-offs harder to stop
April	FDA enforcement data, and hints of new approach
March	Early warning on extended producer policies
February	Label this dietary supplement rule "controversial"
January	Food contact substances get new approval program

1999

December	Packaging law developments at the end of the you-know-what
October	Measuring value: a crucial corporate chore
September	More free speech for off-label uses
August	Heat on modernization, irradiation
July	Food packaging changes part of revolutionary trend
June	Understanding - and avoiding - a swirl of liability
May	Why packaging laws really matter
April	OTC drug labeling rules will change packages
March	Air can hurt you, too
February	FDA's enforcement scorecard
January	Solid waste rushes in

1998

December	Year-end legal topic-o-rama
November	Solid waste: the once & future issue
October	The tale of possible "endocrine disruptors" may just be beginning
September	Drug compliance still a problem packaging can address
August	Ranting about EDF's "labeling"
July	EAS keeps an eye on packages
June	Green guides still blooming
May	New climate for irradiationand packaging, too
April	Preemption as a useful device
March	Feds watching feds on behalf of small business
February	A cautionary tale of law for "responsible" corporate officials
January	Ninety-eight topics for '98

1997

December	FDA reform in time for the holidays
November	Dietary supplement labeling rules a further step to the frontier
October	Flow controls throw out packaging freedom
September	Milk study draws attention to packaging
August	FDA reform back on the barbecue
July	U.S. environment quiet for packagersfor now
June	It's springtime, and the GRAS is growing
May	WARNING
April	OTC drug labeling format proposals are helpful but inflexible
March	Air pollution controls could get tougher for package printers
February	Target adjustment in lawsuit reform: Over-litigation
January	FDA at crossroads with Kessler departure

1996

December	A year-end review of January '96 predictions
November	Minor environmental revisions: Music to packagers' ears?
October	"Packaging law" emerges from obscurity
September	When N.Y. Times recycles old information, packaging wins
July	Are food label changes healthy?
June	Congress wants FDA reform: OK, now's the time to make a decision
May	Can you (anti)trust a packaging columnist?
April	Beer label complaints brewing
March	ISO 14000 to change business environment
February	FDA to loosen grip on food claims
January	FDA says it's changed its ways, but some still not convinced

1995

December	Just your standard issue
November	The exchange of recyclables grows up
October	Packages meet shrinkage challenge
September	FDA carries packaging across threshold
August	A peek into the possible future of OTC labeling
July	Pack taxes in all shapes and sizes
June	New shades of trademarking
May	Mirth or dearth on Earth Day birthday?
April	Good intentions that got lost in translation
March	Of contracts, regulations, and the future
February	Packaging borders on the international
January	Packages now have alternate route to trucking qualification

1994

December	Analyzing trade dress doctrine
November	Environmental claims perils continue
October	Machinery must earn EU's stamp of approval
September	Safety and packaging are in-laws
August	Regulators playing whole new ballgame
July	Plastics makers chasing arrows and cooperation
June	Patent decision panics packagers
May	The states of the environment
April	Label clashes are heavyweight bouts
March	It's a small world after all
February	FDA takes daily supplements of controversy
January	Has the FDA really been revitalized?

1993

December	FDA at threshold of new approval approach
November	Beware of unAmerican foreign ideas
October	USDA turns up heat on meat labeling
September	Drug packaging spurs regulatory, industry action
August	West Coasting through enviro-issues
July	Supermarkets carry assortment of legal issues
June	Revered and reviled, plastics continue environmental battle
May	When does competition cross the line?
April	ISO 9000: ISO What?
March	A few observations on the first 30 days
February	'93 view of EC '92 isn't 20/20
January	End of the beginning for food label changes

1992

December	For packagers, what comes 'afta' NAFTA
November	Environmental laws: Options won't be very optional
October	FTC guidelines promise greener - but 'cleaner' landscape
September	When it comes to packaging laws: Predictions are precarious
August	Legal update on drug packaging
June	FDA issues guidelines on using recycled plastic for food packages
May	Corrugated industry still edgy over ECT
April	From Maine to California: It's packagers' day in court
March	Bush tries new attack on regulatory monster
February	EC '92; where are you?
January	Food label proposals weigh in on packagers

1991

December	Drug verdict raises costly questions of labeling and law
November	Life cycle assessment: Big picture or big headache? October Recycled, fine. But for packaging food, yikes!
September	Environmental claims get federal attention
August	Summer thoughts on recycling, reform, rearmament
July	Tylenol trial-that-wasn't still sends messages
June	Accounting for package design costs: Which way to go?
May	Not all consumers are created equal
April	Quartet of quandaries: An update
March	Are packages telling 'little green lies'?
February	More exalted status for FDA?
January	Some uneven chinks in food labeling 'uniformity'

1990

November	To overlook this deadline could be hazardous
October	Four developments to keep an eye on
September	Packagers face 'new' kids on legal block
September	Food labels caught in tug of war
August	What it says, not what it does
July	Food technology rules to target microbes, limit packaging
June	Chasing arrows chase plastics recycling uniformity
May	FDA enforcement diagnosis
April	Look! Up in the sky! It's legislative change!
March	EC '92 harmony could be atonal
February	When the news isn't good: Some advice
January	No rest for the weary food packager

1989

November	Food labels to get an overhaul
September	Strong winds from the West
July	Twin cities law: On solid ground or shaky landfill?
May	Food irradiation: Legal but unloved
March	EPA's Agenda for Action means business
January	Refrigerated foods: Handle with care

March

The Food Contact Notification program must be saved

We are located in Chicago, Illinois and we represent clients nationwide.