Sainsbury's to halve use of plastic bags as sales rise again
Sainsbury's said it wants to halve use of free plastic bags by April 2009, as it reported like-for-like...
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EFPIA to pilot medical pack barcode
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries Associations (EFPIA) is to pilot a barcode system that would enable pharmacists to verify each medicine pack before dispensing it to the patient.
Other Labelling
Lukewarm reception for alcohol labelling scheme
Planned health warnings and unit labelling to be introduced on all alcoholic drinks packaging by the...
Retailers recommit to pack reduction and recycling logo
The vast majority of major UK retailers yesterday (30 April) reiterated their commitment to packaging...
RFID market value will reach £2.5bn in 2008
The value of the global RFID market will reach $4.93m (£2.5bn) in 2008, up 7% on 2007, according to...
Ziggurat creates look for Bottlegreen Junior
Ziggurat Brands, the London-based design agency, has created the look for Bottlegreen Drinks' new beverage...
Timestrip secures Nando's trial
Nando's Restaurants is to start live trials of the Timestrip smart labelling system in selected restaurants...
In Depth
Brands could lose face in logo balancing act
Tesco is the latest retailer to introduce carbon footprint labelling on packaging (see page 2), which...
Packaging: the first minutes of truth
The First Moment of Truth is the term famously used by Procter & Gamble to describe the few seconds...
