Posted by Karen Greene on Mon, Jul 26, 2010 @ 08:04 PM
Cold Chain Update!
ISTA.org Standard 20 Releases Scheduled September 2010
ISTA Standard 20 and its companion thermal profile, 7E is being released by ISTA.org, targeted for September 2010. Standard 20 is the first global standard for establishing performance of insulated shipping containers, ISC's.
Standard 20 and thermal profile, 7E, advance the industry need for one global standard that details the minimum thermal and physical testing an ISC should undergo to determine its proof of performance.
Life Packaging Technology LLC will supply certified training and auditing services for Standard 20 for the certification of the cold chain laboratory and laboratory professional.
Posted by Karen Greene on Thu, May 20, 2010 @ 12:30 AM
29gpr9g Sustainable Packaging
Sustainable packaging design is a process of continuous improvement. International standards are being developed to help define a framework or metric against which one can measure their attempts at producing a more sustainable packaging design. This article presents some background on the sustainability movement and industry's response relative to packaging design. As sustainable packaging design is more of a process of continuously improving the total life cycle usage of resources while still maintaining effective product protection, this article highlights some new activity in the arena of standards development for sustainable package design.
Posted by Karen Greene on Tue, Apr 06, 2010 @ 10:42 PM
At the ISTA.org www.ista.org Transport Packaging Conference, Coronado Springs Resort, FL, the new Thermal Transport Packaging Standard was announced, ISTA 7E. The ISTA 7E profile is the new standard for thermal transport testing. The standard includes heat and cold profiles developed from data gathered in real world transport. All the lane data(thermal) and protocols on how data was gathered will be available for purchase through ISTA.
Amgen http://www.amgen.com/ and their transport packaging team's principals, Don Wilson and Brian Wallin have provided world class leadership in the technology of thermal transport packaging characterization and validation. They are technical experts in the field of cold chain transport packaging.
Life Packaging Technology's principals, Karen Greene and Stuart Long have been selected as independent, certified thermal transport auditors. We are delighted to be identified as key participants in this new standard for thermal transport packaging testing and certification. The training and auditing roles for LPT's Greene and Long leverage our industry experience of packaging engineering compliance in highly regulated industries as well as our passion for packaging technology and assisting others in bringing successful packaging designs to market. James Cox, PhD, of Cox Technologies, rounds out the global, certified auditing team, bringing a wealth of technical expertise in pharmaceutical consulting and lane data analysis.
Posted by Karen Greene on Wed, Mar 17, 2010 @ 11:24 PM
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This year's Transport Packaging Forum is chuck full of topics relevant to the lifesciences industries. The presenters are all experts in their field of distribution packaging and most of the authors present original research on distribution dynamics. An effective distribution simulation protocol is key to successful package design and validation. There are several presentations addressing the latest thinking in sustainability and for those of us interested in temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals and combination products, ISTA reveals an updated testing standard, 7E based on 2 years of field research. This new ISTA 7E testing standard for thermal performance will give a much needed technical update to the industry relative to evaluating the thermal peformance of your insulated shipper system via a well researched and documented thermal profile. More to come upon my return from the conference.
Posted by Karen Greene on Sun, Feb 07, 2010 @ 10:37 PM
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Package Integrity--Co-authored with Mocon, Inc., the leaders in permeation testing and measurement of package integrity for the lifesciences and food industries.
Posted by Karen Greene on Sat, Jan 02, 2010 @ 09:06 PM
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Package integrity is the critical factor for any packaged product. The maintenance of package integrity is a key determinant of a product's success or failure for its intended use. Loss of package integrity for the product consumer can range from an annoying or disappointing consumer experience to an unacceptable health or safety issue. For this session we will consider three packaging stages: design, development and performance. This presentation highlights key factors any company must identify and expertly manage to assure package integrity.
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Posted by Karen Greene on Sat, Jan 02, 2010 @ 08:42 PM
Sustainable%20Packaging%20Metrics%20and%20Indicators%20Framework.pdf
Sustainable Packaging Indicators and Metrics Framework Released
December 7, 2009: The SPC has publicly released version 1.0 of the Indicators and Metrics Framework for measuring progress toward sustainable packaging.
Publication of the Sustainable Packaging Indicators and Metrics Framework Version 1.0 is the outcome of an 18-month project that the Sustainable Packaging Coalition undertook to develop a set of common indicators and metrics to help companies measure progress against the criteria articulated in the SPC Definition of Sustainable Packaging. LPT can assist you in consulting on achievement of your sustainable packaging goals.
Posted by Karen Greene on Wed, Dec 09, 2009 @ 02:55 PM
Regulatory compliance, Packaging Waste Directive, Consulting, Design, Prototyping, Validation
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ISO Tech Committee TC 207 has created a new working group, SC4 to develop ISO standards on packaging and the environment. It has been proposed that the new ISO standards be based on the existing EU packaging and the environment standards developed by CEN which are linked to the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. LPT offers full packaging engineering services-- design, development, prototyping and validation(full report) for compliance to EU Packaging Waste Directive 94/62/EC. Packaging Consultation
Posted by Karen Greene on Thu, Dec 03, 2009 @ 11:45 PM
Biomedevice Show San Jose, CA Dec 9 -10, 2009
Posted by Karen Greene on Thu, Dec 03, 2009 @ 11:35 PM
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