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Articles about plastic, metal, or glass tops or lids used to close or shut a container holding a product, including child-resistant and senior-friendly characteristics.

Shadow Beverages, GNC enter ready-to-drink beverage market

Advanced Nutrition Beverage line employs 38-mm compression-molded polypropylene caps on PET bottles....

Bag-on-valves

Once considered a niche market, Bag-On-Valves (BOVs) are becoming increasingly popular for cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. Consumers and patients alike are looking into innovative packaging solutions capable of dispensing products safely, effectively, and conveniently. BOVs meet these standards. Sunscreens,...

Vita Health Products conducts voluntary recall

Packaging suggests product is child-resistant, but cap is not child-resistant....

LIVE FROM PDA: Components incorporating QbyD principles

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., a global leader in innovative solutions for injectable drug administration on April 16 introduced a new line of high-quality components under its NovaPure brand at the PDA Annual Meeting. Through a product development process that...

U.K. skincare clinic selects dispenser pack

User-friendly pack complements other packs in the skincare treatment family, adds shelf appeal and strengthens branding efforts....

TE linerless plug closure for ESL, aseptic beverages

Portola Packaging, Inc. launched its first tamper-evident (TE) linerless plug closure for extended shelf life (ESL) and aseptic beverage packages. The new Steri-Shield™ 38-mm closure features a taller profile than the non-TE version to provide brand owners with a...

New unit-dose spray device for cancer patients

Single unit-dose device disperses a fine mist under the tongue for breakthrough cancer pain....

Inline secure chuck capper with feedscrew

Servo feedscrew delivers high output with less change parts than traditional cappers, and no adjustments. Stabilizes container and drives it through pre-cap and torque stations. Permits high-speed capping without torque errors; for cap types from CR to metal, and...

Luer Lock closure

TELC® (Temper Evident Luer Lock Closure) is a patented Luer Lock closure that combines the standard function of a conventional Luer Lock syringe plus tip cap with an additional tamper-evident function. The patented system is available worldwide without restrictions....

Dispensing bottle cap

Tap-The-Cap dispensing cap-capsule may be filled with powdered vitamins or other nutrients by a manufacturer or consumer and pushed onto virtually any bottle of water, so that the consumer does not need to swallow a pill or capsule. The...

Cap delivers liquid vitamins to bottled spring water

VBlast vitamins and spring water is introducing health-oriented consumers to vitamins with a new twist - a newly designed closure that dispenses a liquid vitamin blend into pure mountain spring water with a simple turn of the cap....

Guthy-Renker selects airless system for skin crème

Direct sales company uses 15- and 30-mL pumps for new Meaningful Beauty Cindy Crawford Anti-Aging Crème Serum....

Hand sanitizer packaging designed with environment in mind

Hand-sanitizer dispensing system employs refill packs made from recyclable PET that uses 30% less material than HDPE; pumps are removable for recycling....

Continuous-thread caps

Dispensing system allows pain relief delivery from any angle

Medical device maker Gebauer Company's topical skin refrigerant container is easy to use; new actuator technology benefits healthcare practitioners and patients....

Child-resistant closure

Closure with scoop-retention mechanism

Boots Champneys skincare products gain luxury look

Three packs developed for creams and facial masks sold at Boots stores in the U.K....

Demographic developments and packaging

As grandparents play a larger role in raising children, child-resistant/senior-friendly packaging will gain importance....

All-plastic lotion pumps

For cosmetics, personal care products, sunscreens, and more, the All-Plastic Lotion Pumps offer visual style, smooth dispensing, top-lifting force, and high load resistance. Available in 24-410 and 28-410 closure sizes, are waterproof constructed, leak-free, and easily recyclable. O.Berk Co....

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