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 …
Transport in Australia
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …