While "natural" is a non-regulated claim on food packaging, the word would be most likely to motivate over half (53%) of Americans to purchase a product this year, according to a survey presented by Label Insight.

DAVA Foods, an egg processor and packager in Sweden, significantly increased efficiency rates by utilizing a thermal inkjet (TIJ) printer from Matthews Marking Systems, Pittsburgh, Pa., to print “best before” dates directly on egg cartons.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), Washington, D.C., shared the results of its date labeling initiative that narrowed the array of product labels to two options—“BEST If Used By” and “USE By.”

M&C S.P.A., the Germany-based owner of Treofan Holdings GmbH, sold its controlling stake in Treofan Europe to Jindal Films, an India-based film and label manufacturer.

Product identification in the form of date codes, lot codes and batch codes is a crucial step food and beverage manufacturers must take to ensure accurate tracking throughout the supply chain.

Nearly 46% of U.S. adults say the label “milk” should not be used to describe non-dairy beverages, according to a poll conducted by Morning Consult, Washington, D.C., and Politico, Arlington County, Va.

As advanced technologies develop and the food manufacturing industry begins to embrace Industry 4.0, a sensor-embedded smart label could communicate to the consumer, retailer and the manufacturer in a connected world.

More than seven in 10 shoppers want to find out more about the grocery products they buy than they are currently able to get with traditional on-package labels, according to a survey released by Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), Washington, D.C., and Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va.

To help choose between a safety label and a safety sign, here are some important factors to consider.

Treofan Holdings GmbH, Germany, announced the sale of its Americas business to Canadian label manufacturer CCL Industries for approximately $251 million.