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August 26th, 2010 by Christy Correll

If you can’t decide between wine or beer for your picnic, just choose a wine in a beer bottle. This will probably only work if you live in South Africa, though, where the red wine in a bottle Bob’s Your Uncle is sold. Bob’s Your Uncle is the first and only example of a wine packaged in a beer bottle that I have run across. If you know of… Read the rest of Bob's Your Uncle!

Posted August 26th, 2010 by Christy Correll in Wine Labels | No Comments »

August 17th, 2010 by Christy Correll

WhatTheyThink, a  leading online news source for the printing industry, released this video interview today with Lightning Labels General Manager James Lowry. WhatTheyThink filmed James at the DSCOOP conference in Dallas earlier this year as he discussed his business philosophy, which is based on keeping business practices simple… Read the rest of Lightning Labels GM Discusses His Business Philosophy in WhatTheyThink Video

Posted August 17th, 2010 by Christy Correll in Business of Labels, Lightning Labels News | No Comments »

August 13th, 2010 by Christy Correll

Clearly the sponsors of the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 have never had to design a packaging label for a personal care product. Otherwise, they would realize that requiring cosmetic makers to list almost every chemical (yes, chemical, not just ingredients) in a product would result in a package labeling nightmare.

Section 613 of H.R. 5786 would require all chemicals, including “detectable” trace elements, to be listed on the ingredients label of a personal care product. That means that a product containing water, for instance, would be required to… Read the rest of Safe Cosmetics Act Would Create Package Labeling Nightmare

Posted August 13th, 2010 by Christy Correll in Bath & Body Labels | No Comments »

August 10th, 2010 by Christy Correll

As a byproduct of its Be the One campaign to build  public support for restoring the weary Gulf Coast Region, a grassroots organization is raising awareness of the QR code among the general population.

Women of the Storm, a non-partisan organization based in New Orleans, partnered with mobile scanning technology maker ScanLife to create a QR code that drives people to… Read the rest of Social Activists Use QR Codes to Promote Gulf Coast Cleanup | 1 Comment

Posted August 10th, 2010 by Christy Correll in Sustainability, Technology | 1 Comment »

August 2nd, 2010 by Christy Correll

New labeling requirements will make it easier for consumers to conserve both energy and cash when it comes to buying light bulbs. It will also enable them to more accurately compare the brightness of different types of lighting. The Federal Trade Commission’s ruling that requires new labeling on light bulb packaging will go into
effect mid-2011. It means that front-of-package labels will be required to feature the estimated annual energy cost for that particular type of bulb as well as indicate… Read the rest of New Labeling Requirements for Light Bulb Packaging Win-Win for Consumers, Environment | 2 Comments

Posted August 2nd, 2010 by Christy Correll in Business of Labels | 2 Comments »

July 28th, 2010 by Christy Correll

HR 5786, the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010, was introduced in the US House of Representatives last week with the intention to keep potentially harmful ingredients out of of Americans’ personal care products. Sounds like a good thing, right? If so, why is this bill so controversial?

“Harmful chemicals have no place in the products we put on our bodies or on our children’s bodies,” said Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) in a statement released to the press on HR 5786 by… Read the rest of Safe Cosmetics Act Threatens Future of Small Businesses | 2 Comments

Posted July 28th, 2010 by Christy Correll in Bath & Body Labels | 2 Comments »