NJPEC to hold Hall of Fame & Scholarship Dinner May 7
The New Jersey Packaging Executives Club (NJPEC) will be holding its annual Hall of Fame & Scholarship Dinner on Thursday, May 7th, at the Manor in West Orange, NJ. Since 2003 the dinner has celebrated …
New bill would increase FDA regulation of personal care ingredients
A new bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), the "Personal Care Products Safety Act", would amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 to give the U.S. …
Happy Earth Day!
Earth Day News from Spray Aerosol Lightweighting: A Key Step in Reducing Crown’s Environmental Footprint With countries celebrating Earth Day on April 22, people from around the world are coming together to raise awareness of issues …
Aerosol industry to visit Capitol Hill on April 29
On April 29th in Washington, D.C., concerned aerosol industry colleagues will be going to Capitol Hill to ask for congressional support of H.R. 1388 and S. 751, the "Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act", which …
Aptar Pharma’s Multi-Dose Systems granted import license for China
Aptar Pharma, a global solution provider of aerosol, injection and spray delivery systems for biotech, healthcare and pharma products, has obtained a State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) import license approval to deliver its preservativefree …
Cosmoprof North America introduces new opportunities for exhibitors
The 2015 edition of Cosmoprof North America (CPNA), July 12–14 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV, will introduce several new dedicated show floor areas, including the Cosmopack International Business Forum & …
Plastipak agrees to acquire APPE Packaging
Rigid plastics packaging manufacturer Plastipak Packaging, Inc., a subsidiary of Michigan-based Plastipak Holdings, Inc., announced today an agreement to purchase the APPE Packaging Division of La Seda de Barcelona Group for a sum of €360 million …
Consistency needed across air districts, CARB survey deadline passes
CARB Most responsible parties should be done with their California Air Resources Board (CARB) Consumer & Commercial Products Survey by now. For small businesses and formulators, the work may possibly continue. This survey has been a …
GHS Arrives in Canada…
At last, Canada has implemented the Globally Harmonized System of Classification & Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). On Feb. 11 of this year, the Government of Canada officially announced that the current Workplace Hazardous Materials Information …
Corrosion Corner
Hello, everyone. In the February 2015 edition of Corrosion Corner I provided an overview of the relationship between spray package commercial life and spray package service life. These two lifetimes can be used to determine …