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3M helps identify and stop sale of 1 million fake respirators

In the height of COVID-19, where respirators and N95 masks were in high demand, 3M teamed up with US Marshals to stop the sale of 1 million fake respirators. Not only are manufacturers focused on the quality and supply chain of their products, but they must also be aware of those who may be falsely […]


FDA and Smarter Food Safety

The FDA is looking to move to a “New Era of Smarter Food Safety” over the next decade. They believe, as foods are reformulated, new food production methods created and the food system is more digitized, the need for new and modified safety methods must also adapt. The FDA has created a Blueprint, with input […]


More than just a labeling solution

While many of our clients come to us to solve a specific labeling issue, often additional efficiencies are gained through the discovery phase as part of the proposal process. This was just the case for a large pharmaceutical company for which we were updating and streamlining the labeling process.  Their technical support team was inundated […]


NiceLabel® has a Cloud solution that’s anything but standard

“Accurate and efficient labeling is essential for any supply chain.” The goal is to get items from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible.  Seems easy enough.  Add in 3rd party suppliers, contract manufacturers and the implementation of a standard labeling approach and things get a little more complicated. NiceLabel® knows […]


What is the price of security to consumers?

Security, especially data security, continues to be an area of concern for everyone, especially consumers. The Internet of Things (IoT) “brings internet connectivity to everyday electronic devices, allowing them to collect and share data over networks.”  Home security, activity trackers and smart farming are just a few examples of where IoT -enabled devices are being […]


PXSmartLabel is your web-based label printing solution

  PXSmartLabel is a proprietary web-based label printing software that integrates customer data with most print server software. It provides a strong, robust platform that can be tailored to meet the needs and the ever-changing requirements of the customer. As an exclusive software solution, Pragmatyxs continues to develop and improve features of PXSmartLabel to address […]


Maintaining compliance when speed is of the essence

With the COVID-19 vaccine in the headlines on an almost daily basis and the need to speed up distribution, rivals Merck and Johnson and Johnson will work together to produce the J&J single-dose vaccine. Read more. Compliance within the pharmaceutical field is intense, add a “highly complex” manufacturing process for this vaccine and an outsider […]


Safety standards: key component to compliance

In mid- January, a juice production company came under fire by the FDA due to contaminated product.  During the inspection, the FDA found that they had “failed to adhere to relevant food safety standards”. Some of the distribution of this juice included school lunch programs. When looking at the importance of compliance, labeling plays a […]


How Brexit affects food labeling

While the event of the UK officially withdrawing from the European Union occurred in 2020, the impact and required changes are ongoing. The name and address on the labels of prepacked foods is one of the most significantly impacted short-term changes. As we continue to work in a global economy, changes happening across the ocean […]


The history of barcoding

For more than 45 years, GS1 Standards have been used, beginning with the adoption of the universal product code (UPC barcode) in 1973.  GS1 US®’s mission is to help organizations of all sizes “uniquely and consistently identify products, assets, shipments, and physical locations throughout the global supply chain.” Per GS1 US, the beep of the […]