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Easy opening of consumer packaging

People living in industrialised nations are becoming older and older. At the same time, they stay active in old age. They master their daily lives, enjoy culture, sports, travel and many other activities. Nevertheless, with increasing age, comes deterioration of vision, skill and strength.

Certified child-resistant packaging for pharmaceuticals

An estimated 500,000 accidental child poisonings occur in Europe every year. Affected are mostly small children up to three years old and the poisoning occurs mainly with pharmaceutical products. Childresistant packaging, representing …

Child-resistant Packaging for hazardous products 

The European Union (EU) is adapting its system for the classification of chemical substances and mixtures to the Globally Harmonised System (GHS) of the United Nations (UN).

Making the case for accessibility

In the second part of our look into safe packaging. Dr Rolf Abelmann, managing director of ivm Childsafe outlines the role manufacturers must play in creating accessible packaging for the elderly …

Keeping our children safe

An estimated 100,000 accidental child poisonings, primarily from pharmaceutical products, occur in Germany every year. And small children up to three years old are the most likely to be affected …

Pharmaceutical Blister: First Choice for Child Resistant

As primary packaging for tablets and pills, blisters have several advantages compared to alternatives such as bottles or cans.

Both children and the elderly require specialised blister packaging and the difficulty can be getting the balance right – but a versatile new label concept is gaining ground

As medication levels among the general population increase, the risk for children to be accidentally poisoned also rises. Tim Bollans, Marketing & Sales Executive, Burgopak Healthcare & Technology, explores …

WORLD REPORT ON CHILD INJURY PREVENTION

Harrison is the youngest of fi ve children in an Australian family. One day, Lisa, his mother, changed her usual morning routine …

Checking the compliance of packaging with CEN/TS 15945

older and older. At the same time, they stay active in old age. They master their daily lives …