BC3 Technologies receives FDA approval for SEAL Hemostatic Wound Spray
BC3 Technologies, a privately held medical device company, has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its SEAL Hemostatic Wound Spray. The chitosan-based aerosol spray is the first of its kind …
Registration Open for NJPEC’s Packaging Hall of Fame Dinner May 18
The New Jersey Packaging Executives Club (NJPEC) has announced that the organization's Packaging Hall of Fame Dinner & Ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 18. This year, the premier event will be held at …
HCPA & EWG launch Partnership for the Future of EPA
The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) have launched the Partnership for the Future of EPA. The joint initiative will advocate for increased funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection …
Midwest SCC to host special May meeting event
For its May 2023 monthly meeting, the Midwest Society of Cosmetic Chemists (Midwest SCC) will host a special event at Flavorchem's SRS Center for Taste Innovation. The "Evening With Flavor & Fragrance" will be held …
The UK Regulatory Landscape 2023
Politics in the United Kingdom (UK) suffered a little bit of turmoil during 2022. We had three Prime Ministers, four Chancellors of the Exchequer and three Secretaries of State at the Dept. for the Environment, …
The intentional misuse of safe products
My early childhood education occurred in the 1990s, which meant I sat through a number of Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) classes. The D.A.R.E. program taught children how to resist the peer pressure of smoking …
Why is spray package corrosion so inconsistent?
Hello, everyone. One of the most difficult questions to answer about corrosion is why it is so random. For example, you may open and inspect 12 traditional aerosol container spray packages after six months of …
Regulatory Issues
CARB As discussed in the March issue, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) was working on the Innovative Product Exemption (IPE) Guidelines for the compressed and liquefied products provision. This provision was added to the CARB …
French aerosol production jumps 9%
Growth in Household and Personal Care leads the way... The number of aerosol products filled in France in 2022 totaled 649.78 million, according to the Comité Français des Aérosols (French Aerosol Committee or CFA). This is …
MAA announces 2023 Golf Outing date
The Midwest Aerosol Association (MAA) will host its annual Golf Outing on Thursday, August 17. Once again, the event will be held at Seven Bridges Golf Club in Woodridge, IL. Visit www.okaytospray.com for additional details …