The regulatory scene greets 2015 with new VOC limits and ongoing studies
Happy New Year! CARB The Consumer Product Survey is ongoing. CARB held a webinar on December 15 to assist consumer product companies in filling out their surveys. This is a time consuming activity. Remember, the better information …
Global Aerosol Market to Reach $70B by 2020: Study
A new study published by market research syndicate Grand View Research, Inc. predicts growth in the global aerosol market over the next five years, led primarily by growing demand for aerosol packaging for personal care …
Schoolscience promotes aerosols as educational tool
Schoolscience, the website for school students and science teachers in the UK, has recently featured on the Association for Science Education website an article promoting its new interactive resource on the physics and engineering that go …
President Obama signs the Sunscreen Innovation Act into law
The White House announced on Dec. 2 that President Obama has signed into law S. 2141, the Sunscreen Innovation Act, which modifies the process for the review and approval of over-the-counter sunscreen ingredients by the …
What happens when spray packages corrode?
Hello everyone. Is corrosion-free spray packaging a realistic expectation? What can happen when a spray package corrodes? This month we’ll examine the various scenarios that could occur when a formula causes spray package corrosion, and …
Updates on CARB, SCAQMD and new VOC limits in New Hampshire
CARB The California Air Resources Board (CARB) continues with its 2013 Consumer Product Survey. If you sold a Consumer Product into the state of California in 2013 and your product is on the CARB survey form, …
Limited Quantities: Costly Misconceptions
Shortly after I drafted last month’s article, Limited Quantities—Size Matters, I received a phone call from a very large cosmetic manufacturer in Los Angeles, CA. Even though this company ships hundreds of millions of …
Canada gets closer to GHS implementation
Since my article in the September issue of SPRAY, Canada is one step closer to adopting the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) by updating the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS). However, there are still several …
Paris Aerosol Forum announces schedule
Aerosol & Dispensing Forum (ADF) gathers once a year from some seventy countries brand experts leading specialists of packaging and materials serving cosmetics, health, cleaning products, food, DIY, gardening and paint industry. More than 250 exhibitors, international …
Feel Glade Boutique Debuts in Manhattan
Designed to inspire holiday shoppers to give "the gift of feelings," Glade opened up its first-ever Boutique in New York City. From now until Dec. 23, shoppers traversing the cobblestone streets of Manhattan's trendy Meatpacking …