WAIB Elects 2022–2023 Board, announces 2023 meeting date
The Western Aerosol Information Bureau (WAIB) announced its 2022–2023 Board of Directors: President: Lorne Lucree, Voyant Beauty VP: Steve Sanchez, Aeropres Treasurer: Mike Thaete, Aptar Beauty & Home Secretary: Ellen Melnitzke, Rackow Polymers Directors: Gina …
HCPA, ACI named EPA Safer Choice Partners of the Year
The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) is proud to announce that it has received a 2022 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award. The Safer Choice Partner of the …
Regulatory Issues
CARB The new amendments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Consumer Product Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) regulation will become effective Jan. 1, 2023 for certain product categories. This means there are only two months (60 …
U.S. Ratification of the Kigali Amendment
On Sept. 21, the U.S. Senate ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The U.S. is now one of nearly 140 parties that have agreed to the …
High temperature corrosion storage tests, Part 2
Hello, everyone. I started a two-part series about the science for using higher temperatures to accelerate the rate of spray package corrosion as a possible way to reduce storage test time in the last issue. …
Crown honors 3 facilities for outstanding sustainability performance
Crown Holdings, Inc., Yardley, PA, is celebrating individual facilities in its global network for outstanding leadership and innovation in sustainability and their role in advancing the Company’s progress against its Twentyby30 goals. Each year, the …
Unilever issues voluntary Dry Shampoo recall; potential presence of Benzene
Unilever United States issued a voluntary product recall in the U.S. and Canada to the consumer level of select lot codes of dry shampoo aerosol products produced prior to October 2021 from Dove, Nexxus, Suave, …
HCPA to host free CARB Enforcement webinar on Nov 2
The Household & Consumer Product Association (HCPA) will be hosting a free webinar on November 2, 2022 at 11:00am – 12:00pm PACIFIC. Shannon Downey, Manager of Consumer Products Enforcement at the California Air Resources Board (CARB), …
ACI Innovation Showcase: Call for Abstracts
Spotlight Your Product or Chemistry Game-Changer at ACI’s Innovation Showcase During the 2023 ACI Convention, January 30-February 4 in Orlando, FL Abstracts Due October 28, 2022 Do you have a product or chemistry innovation that will move …
New President for PLZ Personal Care
PLZ Personal Care, a division of PLZ Corp and specialty aerosol and liquid product manufacturer for premier brands in the personal care market, announced the promotion of Steve Dickstein to president of PLZ Personal …