“Huffing” bill would define inhalants as intoxicants
Two Wisconsin bills are aimed at changing state laws about a dangerous substance. Inhaling aerosol sprays, also known as "huffing", is illegal, in some ways, but not in others. "You become very dangerous very quickly with …
Luxe Pack New York Announces Dates and New Venue For Its 12th Edition
Event Will Move to Pier 92 on May 14 – 15, 2014 LUXE PACK NEW YORK, the premier show for creative packaging which attracted a record-breaking 2,894 unique visitors in May, will relocate to Pier 92 …
BAMA Announces details of 2013 Aerosol Awards and Forum
BAMA Announces details of 2013 Aerosol Awards and Forum BAMA, the British Aerosol Manufacturers’ Association (BAMA) will hold its annual Forum on Oct. 17–18, with the Awards Dinner on Oct. 17, open to all BAMA members. …
Swing into Summer with ACE!
Strike Out Inhalant Abuse! The Alliance for Consumer Education’s (ACE) Strike Out Inhalants was established in 2008 and has been growing ever since. ACE has worked with an array of Major and Minor League Baseball Teams to …
ICMAD Hosts Key Information Sessions At Cosmoprof North America
On Monday, July 15, join the Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors (ICMAD) for two invaluable presentation sessions during Cosmoprof North America in Las Vegas (July 14-16). Take a break from the world’s leading beauty trade …
Aerosol foods shorten prep time for a variety of categories.
World demand for food containers is forecast to increase 3.9% per year to $124 billion in 2013, according to market research from The Freedonia Group. Factors contributing to rising demand include growth in global food …
A Matter of Convenience
Aerosol foods shorten prep time for a variety of categories. World demand for food containers is forecast to increase 3.9% per year to $124 billion in 2013, according to market research from The Freedonia Group. Factors …
CARB proposed amendments to their Consumer Products volatile organic compound (VOC) regulations
CARB In April, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) made some significant modifications to their proposed amendments to their Consumer Products volatile organic compound (VOC) regulations. CARB modified the proposed limits for the Aerosol Coatings categories. The …
Make a Mistake? Get out your Checkbook!
"It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it." Benjamin Franklin The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published its final …
Spray package metal, internal coating and laminate film anomalies and their relationship to aluminum spray package corrosion.
Aluminum spray package metals, internal coatings and laminate films are far from perfect (I will hereafter refer to coatings and laminate films as polymers). Indeed, the polymers are not always continuous (i.e., they have holes) …