Transport in Australia

April 1, 2015

In the January issue of Spray, I had described some of the standards for exporting and transporting aerosols and other dangerous goods into Mexico. In this issue, I will share with you some of the …

ABC’s “The View” makes aerosol correction

March 24, 2015

On the March 23 broadcast of ABC's daytime talk show "The View," co-host Whoopi Goldberg issued a statement clarifying some misinformed remarks disparaging aerosol products made by Goldberg and fellow co-host Rosie Perez on the …

Fragrance Foundation honors up-and-coming leaders

March 23, 2015

  The Fragrance Foundation honored future leaders in the fragrance industry with a celebration on Wednesday, March 18 at the LVMH Tower in New York, NY. The 2015 Notables, 17 of the fragrance industry's most promising young professionals, …

ACE welcomes Brandon Karkovice as Program Development Manager

March 20, 2015

The Alliance for Consumer Education (ACE) welcomed Brandon Karkovice as the Program Development Manager.  Karkovice will assist ACE Executive Director Sara Stickler in rolling out all Stop Germs, Inhalant Abuse Prevention and other consumer-facing programs. Brandon …

Petra Nemcova to keynote BizHub at CSPA Meeting

March 19, 2015

Petra Nemcova, survivor of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and world-famous Czech supermodel, will keynote the first day of BizHub at the Consumer Specialty Product Association's (CSPA) Mid-Year Meeting, May 5-8 in Chicago. Since surviving the tsunami, …

William McDonough to be special guest at Luxe Pack New York

Luxe Pack New York, the creative packaging show, will spotlight more packaging suppliers than ever before, with 200 exhibitors participating this year. On May 13-14, at Pier 92, leading suppliers specializing in packaging for Beauty, …

Free Inhalant Abuse Prevention Kit for Prevention Week

March 18, 2015

This is National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week. There are more than 1,400 products which are potentially dangerous when inhaled.  The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that one in five American teens have used inhalants …

U.S. Senate considers new TSCA reform bill

March 12, 2015

The stage has been set for US Senate action this year on reforming the 40-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) with the introduction of a new bill on 10 March. The bill's sponsors say it …

National Aerosol Association launches mobile app

The official National Aerosol Association (NAA) app is now available for free on the Apple App Store, Google Play and Windows Mobile Store. Included is a slew of aerosol industry resources, including news feeds, an industry planner, social …

EPA releases new Design for the Environment labels

March 4, 2015

On March 4, 2105, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Design for the Environment (DfE) program released its new Safer Choice family of labels that are designed to help people recognize household and institutional products that …