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A recent press clipping noted that about 78,000 children under five years old visited U.S. hospital emergency rooms due to unintentional poisonings in 2003. That's about one every seven minutes, reported the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Most of these poisonings included products commonly found in the home, including over-the-counter pain relievers, cough and cold medicines, and iron-containing vitamins and supplements. CPSC, the National Poison Prevention Week Council, and the American Assn. of Poison Control Centers released the data in March.
Rose Ann Soloway, chair of the Poison Prevention Week Council, noted that when repackaged at home in non-child-resistant containers, medicines and potentially hazardous household products become even more accessible and dangerous for young children. July 10, 2005
The medical device packaging market is one of the most desirable markets in packaging, providing an above average growth rate. That's according to a new study, Medical Device Packaging: Global Technology, Markets, and Opportunities 2005 to 2009.
The study, published by Allied Development Corp. and marketed by Packaging Strategies, was researched and written in the interest of four diverse and distinct audiences: packaging manufacturers and converters; resin, additive, and component suppliers; equipment manufacturers; and device producers, contract manufacturers, and contract packagers.
Fortunately for incumbent suppliers, this business has some significant barriers to entry, which have limited the number of companies that participate. The barriers originate from the highly customized and regulated nature of the market. These market characteristics force new players to make a major investment in order to obtain the knowledge and capability to compete. June 10, 2005
