William Hoskins and Tomas Soto Castillo, both former employees of IFCO Systems, have plead guilty in federal court after being indicted for criminal charges in connection with immigration raids conducted in 2006. Five others, including some senior executives, are challenging the allegations brought against them and will go on trial in late … [Read more...]

OfficeMax® , a leader in office products and services, announced that it is launching a Reusable Shipping Bin Program designed to help its contract business customers reduce corrugated waste by using OfficeMax's durable, reusable bins for OfficeMax supply shipments. OfficeMax's reusable bins are light-weight made with a strong polypropylene … [Read more...]

In response to FDA requirements, here is the McNeil Laboratories response of Feb 5 2010, released recently by FDA. Of note is that while recommendations are made with respect to heat treatment and a ban on TBP, a more fundamental consideration is the organizational responsiveness to negative consumer feedback about quality issues. To read the … [Read more...]

The Johnson & Johnson unit that drew criticism and a federal warning letter in January on the grounds of mishandling quality control problems with Tylenol says it has taken steps to prevent similar incidents in the future, according to documents newly posted on the Web site of the Food and Drug Administration. To read more, click here. … [Read more...]

THE Grimsby TFA Box Company, which has a long historyof supplying the East Coast fishing industry with a wide selection of plastic fish boxes plus collection and hygienic washing services has changed hands.It will also mean a move to a more modern location. TFA has been acquired by PPS Equipment Management Ltd, based in Measham in the Midlands … [Read more...]

William Sinclair Horticulture Ltd, a leading UK producer of commercial horticulture and branded garden products, has awarded CHEP a three-year contract worth approximately £800,000 a year. CHEP, the global leader in the pallet and container pooling, has been working with Sinclair for over 15 years with a rolling annual contract and this is … [Read more...]

ECR Italy has published a new guideline for pallet exchange. The updated operating procedure covers the management of EPAL pallet exchange processes and interface methods between manufacturers and retailers, including an agreement framework to support the exchange processes. Five years since the introduction of the original pallet exchange … [Read more...]

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After 18-months of complaints, drug recalls and a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration for its "Failure to thoroughly investigate," McNeil Consumer Healthcare has proposed remediation measures that will do nothing to avert future contamination. "Early on McNeil's stated theory … [Read more...]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Several product recalls have been announced recently due to consumer complaints about moldy or musty odors that have been associated with nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea. Microanalytics(TM), a subsidiary of MOCON, Inc. , has developed improved approaches to identifying the source of … [Read more...]