ACE launches “People Against Inhalants Network”

September 18, 2014

The Alliance for Consumer Education (ACE) announces the launch of the People Against Inhalants Network (PAIN). The online community (www.peopleagainstinhalants.com) was developed to bring together parents and families who have lost a loved one to …

CARB Survey and Consumer Products Amendments, SNAP and DTSC Priority Products

September 2, 2014

CARB Finally, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff has submitted the 2013 Board approved amendments to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL). On Aug. 5, 2014 the Final Rulemaking package for the September 2013 Amendments …

Hazcom deadline looms…

Summer 2014 was anything but relaxing in the regulatory compliance world. With the June 1, 2015 Hazcom 2012 deadline rapidly approaching, companies are furiously completing Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and updating labels. Preparers of labels …

The Ban Poisinous Additives Act and epoxy coatings for spray packaging, valves on laminated bags and aerosol valves

Hello, everyone. In late July, I received a newsletter from one of our affiliate chemical testing laboratories that discussed the Ban Poisonous Additives Act (H.R. 5033) introduced in early July in the U.S. House of …

Club Store Packaging for Aerosols

        “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” —Jack London Club store packaging has many advantages over conventional retail packaging. Many club stores (a large retailer that usually sells a …

Latest CSPA Consumer Product Ingredients Dictionary Released

August 21, 2014

Need a Chemical Name?  We Have Thousands! The EPA Design for the Environment Program (DfE) requires all partner companies to engage in product ingredient disclosure. Earlier this year, Walmart announced that products sold in its stores—including …

A Gorgeous Day for Golf

August 6, 2014

  Aerosol industry leaders from across the eastern U.S. trekked to Vernon, NJ for the Eastern Aerosol Association's (EAA) annual Golf Outing on Tuesday, August 5th. Over 50 people attended the all-day event at Crystal Springs Golf Resort, …

CAPCO to Appear at Resource Recycling Conference

August 1, 2014

  For the second year in a row, the Consumer Aerosol Products Council (CAPCO) will represent the industry at the Resource Recycling Conference at the Hotel New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, LA, September 15-17. The conference, a gathering …

CSPA plans Aerosol Propellants Safety & Fire Codes Seminars

July 29, 2014

CSPA Aerosol Propellants Safety Seminar Tuesday, October 28, 2014, 9:00 AM – 4:40 PM Chicago Marriott Suites O’Hare Members: $395   Non-Members: $495 Registration on-line click here: http://www.cspa.org/events.html.  Aerosol Propellants—they’re effective, they’re powerful, they make aerosol products work. But if they’re …

MAA & ACE team up with Schaumburg Boomers on 8/8

July 28, 2014

The Midwest Aerosol Association (MAA) and the Alliance for Consumer Education (ACE) are once again teaming up with the Schaumburg Boomers as they battle the Washington Wild Things on Friday August 8th! Boomers Baseball is a …