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es tablishes i t s

~ m arkets the f i rs t TV-dirmer~_onv~n ~~enCe to t ime-pressed consumere .~ Po lyp~ ,opy]e~e i s inven ted .

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1967 The Green Bay Pac ke rs win thef i rs t Sup er Bowl . Tam per -e~lden t c l o s u res fo r m i lk jogs . HD PE j a r s f o r i n s t i tu t i ona l mayo rma~ s e . The Food and Drag Administ rat ion (FI]A) c lears pol :~dnylchloride (PVC) for food use . F i r st p ackag ing l ine m echm~ics co ~r s e opens i n New Jer s ey .

1966 T r u m a n C a p o t e s " I n C o l d B l o o d ." F a i r P a c k a g i n g a n d L a b e li n g A c t . N o n - r e t u s n a b l e s o d a b o t t l e s w i t he a s y - o p e n i n g s c r e w c l o s u r e s .

1965 Preesure*seusitive label application becomes automatic. Mem b rane i nner s e~s . Embossed m etal ca~s.

Twis t-el f crown clesm es for beer . Prog rammable cont rc l la r~ Twa- p i ees a lum inum c ans .


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[] Rock m us i ca l Hair s hocks a~d en te~a~s . Mart in Luther King is shot and[] Stud-up pouches .IA Senato r Ro b ert K ennedy i s as s as sina ted ,[]Inter locking/slacking p lastic co ntainers .P H Plastic foam egg caJ~or, . Clear PVC bodfes for foo&[] Pdshard Nixon ~s elected U.S. President .

1969 [] Ap ol lo 11 lands the f i rst men on the mo on. W oods tock Fes tva l .

[] futernet is deveIop e~L Pf lLsbur~s ral~geroted do ugh targeLsthe instant everyl~ng generat ion.

lg?O[ ] Shoot ing at Kent State an~-wm id e m o n s ~ r a O o p _[ ] q ~e Po i s on Preven ton Packag~gAct / child resistant packaging. F~rst ~arth De)/ t~ggers anti brierc ~ , ~ p a i f f ~ .f l~ Alum inum can r e~c l in~ . The Beatlss ~pl l t up .

1971[]Foamed plastic iackets for glass bordss.~ d A~-steel easy-pett ing cans.[]Two piece metal cans. PMM Is Pac kaging Mac h ine r y Show i s r enam ed Pac k ~po .

1972[ ] Tne G odfather" rom ~nf ic isas andthamaf izes Mal is Blow-fall-seal technolsg~ 0venabls papsrboard trays. G~nee s laonches f i r s t widge tbeer-foandng device.[ ] Mood r ings .

1973 Watergate scandal S a f e t y - e d g e , a s s y - o p e n ~ p u l l - t o ~ 0 U n ive r sa l P roduc t C ode . Arab oil embargo creates gas shortagesthroughout the U.S . FO gh gas prices fue! im~at ionand cause r is ing unemployment rates .

1979 Hero to many, John Wayne dies.[ ] Th ree M i le I s l and nuc lea r a cc iden t .[ ] U.S. Arm y replaces caroled com bat rat ions with theretor t pou ch for i t s Meals, Ready- to-F~t (MR~ p rogram~ Ru tge rs Un ive rs i ty l aunches i t s unde rgradua te packagiog schoo l . C o a t e d a lu m i n u m c a n . Non-contac t coders . nual-ovenable paperboard t rays .

H1978 ,, Ch lo ra f luoroca rkans (CF C s] a re e l imina tedby law f r,om U .S. aerosols . Jones tow n m as s s u i c ide . |

~ , Ch r i s tophe r R eeve s ta r s in the mo vie "Supe rman ~ ~1977[] "Saturday Night Fever" catapaltsJohn Travoka to e successKd movin r ,meer. ~lvis Preslsy-The King~JJes a t age 42. " S ta r W a r ~ m o v i e . Retor t pouches .

1976 Jimmy Car~er wins U.S. Presidential election. ~]~x H aley celebrates his ~ootsf U.S. Bicenter~]al . Met~l l~ed f i lm cof fee po uches. Palysthy]ene terephthalate (PE~ bofldesfor sof t d[~ka.

1975 B~] Gates and Paul Allen start MJm.osafL " J a w s ~ thrills mo~e auS~ences. FI]A restocks use df PVC in foo d packagingand lead in baby food packages, Stay-on tab for beverage cans. Decorative PVC shrink labels. Stretch wrap for bundl~g, pal le t u~df i~ng.

Gerald Ford is swom~ . . ~ C r o s ~ - ] a n d n a t e d f i b, s . ~ ::~. ~ : D u p a n t r e~ i v e sprocess, used to produ ce po~ /e~ter ~PEI) b0~ Cbf ld-~sistant fog POUches.

S o b d a n k p a c k a g e E s m o v e t o m e t ri c a f i0 n ~ dhordes v~th 38mO lhneter c l ssmus.

ANNIVERSARY ISSUE FOOD&BEVERAOE PACKAGING


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l~O st;I t notes . M ~ e G u l l W a s I r o n h o s t a g e c r i s is . Former a c to r Ro na ld Reagan e lec ted U .S . P re s iden t . Mr. S t . H el en s vo l cano e r ap t s . Study p redicts annu al sales of bot t led water

~ a l y t o e x c e e d $ 1 b l D i o n b y 1 9 8 5 . Linerless p las t ic c losures . Hea t - t rans fe r con ta~e r decora t ing . Dou b le-neck a l uminum b everage cans . F i r s t l - li t e r P E T b o t t le f o r c a r b o n a t e d m i x e r s . FLee t micro - f lu te co r ruga ted boa rd .

1981 U .S. launc hes l imt space shut t le Colum bia. A s e p t i c a l l y p a c k e d m i l k r ~ a k a s i t s f i r s t ~ .m a j o r d e b u t i n t h e U . S . " ~ Half- l i ter PE T bot ts . C o n t r o l le d - a tm o s p h e r e o x y g e n -permeab le p roduce b ag . F i r s t mu l t ilayer p las t i c bar r i er j ar . T r ip l e -necked a l um~um c -a~s f o r pop .

.~ ingle-perve asept ic juice box w~th at tached st raw.M ~d music ~ddeos.

T ~ J ~ n o ~ k i l l seven pesp!ein the Cringe area,spur r ing a f l u r ry o f t ampe~-ev iden t packaging . l l re t mfif icinl heart . ~ phones home. I n -mo ld l abe l ing . I:~mflo c losures on 2- l iter polyethylenet e r e p h t h e l a t e [ P L ~ 3 J e s d a b o t t l e s . , r o_~d & Dm~ ~ ,a~ publ i sh~ month ly~ ins tead o f h i -week ly .

T e n t im e s t h e i n f o ! T e e t i m e s t h e f u n ! V i s itw ~ , ~ v . fo o d e s d b e v e r s g s p a c k a g i n g .c o m f o r a ne x p a n d e d a n d I n te r a ~ J v e v e r s i o n o f o u rT l rn e t ln e : 5 0 Y e a r s o f P a c k a g i n g I n n o v a t i o n s .

1987 Wo rld popu lat ion reaches f ive bi l lion pe ople . Black Mon day-New York S tock Exchangeregisters a staggering one day drop, twice that o f e 1929 Well Street crash . Res ear ch r evea l s tha t s how ing the package du r ing a t e l ev i s ioncom mercial can have a posi t ive ef fec t on the bran~ls success. New Jersey passes f i r st nmnd ator )" recycling law. A l u m i n u m f o o d c a n .

I1986 Chernabyl nuclear acc ident . Space shut t le Chal lenger explodes. Resealable z ipper o n bags of shredded cheese, FDA approves irradiation for fruits and vegetables C al i f o rn ia im p lemen t s Propos i t i on 6 5 ." - :~ ~ M i c r o w a v a b l e r e to r t p o u c h e s .

Pressure-sens i tive booklet ]abe]. Asep t ic f i ll seal system. Shelf-stable, dual-ovenable entr~es. Refr igerated ready-to-eat salads . Wide-mouth jars .

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I1985

AIDS ep idem ic . Machine vision technology for packaging inspect ion. RJ . Reynolds Indus tr ies Inc . and Nabflsco Br- ,mds Inc . m ergeto f o rm the l a rgest cons um er p roduc t s compan y in the The N utr i t iona l Label ing Act of 1985. M ult i layer plast ic can. Time/ t empe ra in re i nd i ca to r t ags . Retor table coax ran for food. First eelf -preesur ized~ non -aerosolspray container . Plast ic beverage can in test .


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1988 The Soc ie ty n l the P I ~ U c , s [ n d u s b ~ y d e v e l o p snew v oluntary plast in coding to fac i l ita te recyc~gof plasgcs by ident i fying the resins u sed in m aking PETE

For f ion~:on trol led misrow-avablebacon package .m First vacuum-packed, alLplasf ic package. Display case/shipper . Lunchables lunch ki t pack,

Ber~ wall fa l ls , spel l ing the begim dng o f thee n d o f c o m m u o i s m i n E a s t er n E u r o p e . T i~e Exx on V a ldez o i l tanke r sp i l l s nea r ly1 0 m i l li on ga l l on s o f c rude o i l. Easy-open c ~n end m ade f rom s tee l . Stat is t ical Process Con trol (SPC] qual i ty programs. Permeable labe l for pro doce . Single-serve, microwav e only containers for Cam pbel ls soups .

Hubble telescope . The I~ub. igon-1 LabeLing a~d Educat ion A ct . President George H .W: Bush u pdates theC lear Ai r A c t f o r the f~ t t ime s in ce 1 977 . I Ve C oa l i tion fo r N or theas te rn Gov e rnors( C ON EG) in l r oduces the Tox ics i n Packag ing l aw ,b ann ing heavy meta l s i n packag ing . FL, -s t ho log ram o n a t i e ,h i e package .

1991 German ys "Green Do t" ~ t e n ~ Ro~ey K ing beat ing in Los A ngeles spurs race r iots . The Pe rs ian Gul f War . Gable- top car ton with reclosable spout .

1992 Fede ra l Trade Co mm iss ion (FT C) gu ide l ine s fo renv i ronm en ta l c l a ims o n p rodu c t l abel ing . No-label look . Fks t 1 2-ounc e PET b o t tl e f o r s o f t d r inks .

1993 N i n e t e en E u r o p e a n m a r k e ts c o m b in e tof o r m o n e : T h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i ty . o o d & D z ~ J g P a c ] < a g h ~ g c h a n g e s o w ~ e z ~ h l pand fanm at to product new .

1998 Volkswagen Beet le retanns to the U.S. Dr . Jane Henn ey i s con f i rmed a s FBA C om miss ione r , thef i rst woman to head the A gency.

Deans Milk Chug single-serve HDPE bogle . Pouc h for ~bot i led" water . Hexible tub~s for yogurt . President Cbnton/Monlc~Lewinsky scandal.

1997 Scient is ts c]une a sheep, nam ed Dol ly. Asept ic process ing nl low-acid part icula te products . Metal locenes "evolut isnize" plast ic packaging. Home-mea l rep lacements .

~r,996Fi r s t wave o f Baby Boo mers h i t 50 yea rs o f age .Michigan State Univers i ty offers the f i rs t Ph.D. in packaging.T h e F o o d Ouality Pro tec t ion A c t .1995 Min ivans / Spo r t Ut i li ty Vehic l es (SU Vs ) . 0J . S impson i s acqui t ted o , f h is ex-wi[e s murder . F o o d & D r u g P a c ] < a ~ i n g ] apaches i t s webs ite , FD P On l ine . H o l o g r a p h i c c a r t o n . W ide-mou th b eer b o tt l es. Dig ffa l co lor p r in t ing for packa g ing mate r ia l s . T h e fo i l p o u c h jo i n s N A S A m e n u f o rj ou rney to apace s ta t ion . P a c k E x p o L o s V e g a st r ade show debuts .

1994 Op en networks br ing revolut ion to Heat-sens i t ive indica tor label. Reclosable asepg~ r~r tun . e B a y . The Plmdb le Packag ing As s oc ia t i on developsDom ce Reduct ion~ Less W aste in the Pirnt Place !qgo. M ajor ea r thquake in Los A nge le s .


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Pour spo ut for esept i s cartons . Slider closures. Wo ~ld gears sp for YaK comp uter meItdewr, s .

2 O O O Res earcher s comp le te map o f the human genom e. Polyla~c acid [PLA) polymer made f rom renewable~esources [such as corn, wheat and r t ce) i s i~boducedin the packaging mm -ket . Hew techno logy incorporates f ragrance

into polyethylene rosins. Retort pouch for StarKLst tuna. The dot .combusL Af ter a h igldy contested elec t ion, Geo rge W. Besh is

r ,~ m e d t h e 4 3a president of the United States. Sargento m aFkets f i r st cheeses in sl ider rec losable ~ac kages.

2009 Mm ~y pol i t ic ians c~l for a rosum p s t thenat isuo food~e[y systenL F m Td & B ever a g e P a c~ g i n g ce lebra tes 50years of serving its food and beverage roadere!

2OO8 F e s d & D r d g Pac ~ag~g bec om es~ Co~-~Ia ~o~c~ ~ ~fiafive to ~cle or ~ 10~ of e bev~ge ~ ~d P~ bo~es it m~ke~ ~ ~e U~ted States. U.S. e~nomy ~ ~ef~, ~ b~ ~d ms,gagecomplies f~ od ~t tightens.i Democ~tic no~ee Ba~ck Obama~ns the e l e c t isu to becom e the f i r s t blackPres iden t i n U .S . h i s to~ .

Bug s~)ea~s fresh vegetables in the microwave. ~ t p ~ t f ood i n ~e t o~ t pouc h .

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2O07 H m Y . S e n a t o r H i il a ry R o d h a m C b n t o n a n -nou nces cand idacy fo r P re s iden t .

PepsiCo c hanges graphics for i t s i~agsldp co la~ m o r e t h an 3 5 O m e s i n t h e y e a r. Melm~ne contaminat ion in pet food.

Patent foil delta~style pick-and-place robots expires,dr iving down the pr ice and op ening the way for their osein more packaging appl icat ions. Nob el Pesce Pr i ze ~ven t o f o rmer V P AI Go re and theU~d!ed Hat io~ IntergovernmenteI Panel on Cl imate Change forouf l in~g ways to ro~rse globa~ warming.

Se~l l :vsut ing stsud-up pour~ for the microwave. T~ . .Te~peop le d ie and hun d reds fan iH f romJ r e s b h p ~ a o h c o n t a m i n a t e d ~ t h E . s u l LM ~c~ sp~e for pe~le~-~ed pl~fi~.

Sust~nable ~cka~g .Sco~ca~d at Pa~ ~o 3006.

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