BOA Ignite sports energy aerosol supplement to launch in January

December 26, 2022

BOA Nutrition has launched BOA Ignite, an oral aerosol sports energy supplement, that claims to elevate athletic performance. Created using BOA’s patented OraBlast technology to deliver atomized nutrients which are rapidly absorbed, Ignite provides caffeine, B …

Alamance Foods expands facilities for aerosol whipped cream line

December 25, 2022

Burlington, NC-based Alamance Foods Inc. is investing $42 million to expand its Graham, NC site and create 135 new jobs, according to thetimesnews.com. The expansion includes warehousing and production facilities for its aerosol whipped cream …

LINDAL announces investment in sustainability partnership

December 23, 2022

Global aerosol dispensing supplier LINDAL Group GmbH has acquired an equity stake in biotechnology company B4Plastics, a Belgium-based start-up developing novel biopolymeric materials. B4Plastics is a Polymer Architecture company, catalyzing the introduction of novel biomaterials, and …

Salvalco refines Eco-Valve design

December 21, 2022

York, UK-based Salford Valve Co. Ltd. (Salvalco) has refined the execution of its existing Eco-Valve design by making changes to the three-piece valve system. Following research in the laboratory with customer bulk formulations, several small adjustments to …

Formulated Solutions acquires FDA-approved aerosol, BOV drug production site in Tennessee

December 19, 2022

Formulated Solutions, a Florida-based Contract Development & Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) supporting consumer-centric innovation, development and  production of consumer healthcare solutions, announced an agreement to acquire a newly updated 455,000 ft2 U.S. Food & Drug Administration …

Aerosol industry invited to ASTM Aerosol Duster meeting Jan. 25

December 16, 2022

From the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA): Last year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) received a petition from the NGO Families United Against Inhalant Abuse (FUAIA) to initiate a rulemaking for aerosol duster products …

Canada commits to cleaner air

December 1, 2022

ECCC finally adopts VOC concentration limits of Certain Products Regulations In early 2022, Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published the Volatile Organic Compound Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations in the Canada Gazette1. The goal …

Updating Ingredient Disclosures

I’ve been told more than a few times that I spend too much time in the cleaning products aisle at the grocery store. I’ll admit that I also like the soda aisle because its where …

Substituting empirical models for package corrosion tests

Hello, everyone. I have often been asked if corrosion could be mathematically modeled so that long-term corrosion testing could be either shortened or skipped. The short answers are Yes-and-No. There are many potential formula and package …

Regulatory Issues

CARB As a final reminder, new amendments to the Consumer Product volatile organic compound (VOC) regulation from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) become effective Jan. 1, 2023. Below are the VOC limits and effective dates …