Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment Releases VOC Regulation Proposal
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) released their proposal for a volatile organic compound (VOC) regulation. CDPHE has proposed using Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) Model Rule 4, which is more stringent than …
CARB final Consumer Products survey data now available; sets Research Seminar for April 19
The California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Final 2013, 2014, and 2015 Consumer & Commercial Product Survey Data summaries and supplemental materials (Final Consumer Product Survey Data) are now available. CARB reminds interested stakeholders of its …
2019 & Beyond, A European Regulatory Update
REACH-EN-FORCE-5: EU enforcement project finds “Significant quality deficits” in the chemical safety reports of REACH registrants REACH-EN-FORCE (REF) enforcement projects are designed to audit the current level of compliance by industry in each member state with respect …
Reducing corrosion risks
Hello, everyone. Spray package corrosion is typically not at the forefront of most people’s thinking. However, everyone on a metal spray package development team should tacitly know there is always a risk of spray package …
The thirst for greater knowledge…
The first time I heard Aristotle’s quote, “The more you know, the more you know you don’t know,” was from my father during my childhood. I remember thinking it was such a profound thought, not …
Regulatory Issues
CARB The California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff has announced that it will be starting its next Consumer Product rulemaking on April 12, 2019. Over the past 30 year, CARB has regulated over 120 categories of …
Unilever appoints Sunny Jain as President, Beauty & Personal Care
Sunny Jain will join Unilever as President, Beauty & Personal Care in June. He will also become a member of the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE). Jain hails from Amazon, where he has served as head …
ACI reveals 2019 National Cleaning Survey results
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) reports 77% of households will spring clean this year, more than previous years. The study, conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of ACI, revealed that 41% of heads of household …
UK breaks aerosol filling record
BAMA reports record high performances in three of the last four years The British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) revealed that 1.566 billion cans were filled in 2018, an increase of 4.5 million units filled compared to …
NAA advises on Multi-Purpose Lubricants compliance deadline of April 1
On July 1, 2019, the new volatile organic compound (VOC) limit for Multi-purpose Lubricants becomes effective. The new limit will be 10% VOC or the new compliance option of 0.45 maximum incremental reactivity (MIR) with …