NYSCC, Midwest SCC offering free online events in place of postponed shows
With the Midwest SCC Teamworks event, originally scheduled for last week, now postponed to October 29, they are hosting some FREE, online events. Please click here to get more information and register The details of the webinar …
Nexreg to host webinar on updates to California’s Right To Know Act
Nexreg Compliance Inc. is hosting the “California Right-To-Know” webinar on April 29 at noon (EST). This free webinar will cover new product disclosures for the State of California. On October 15, 2017 the California Cleaning Product …
Industry continues to rally to make disinfecting products
Companies continue to ramp up production of hand sanitizer worldwide due to shortages, including BASF and Clariant. BASF announced it is manufacturing hand sanitizer in Washington, NJ to support the fight against COVID-19 in New Jersey …
Aptar seeks emergency use authorization for mask disinfectant
AptarGroup, Inc. is seeking U.S. FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for ActivShield, a solution that quickly and easily disinfects N95 filtering face piece respirators, or masks. Currently health care personnel are facing shortages of disposable …
Luxe Pack NY now scheduled for September
LUXE PACK New York 2020 will be postponed further to September 15–16 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (Hall 1B). "Please note that these decisions do not come easy in any way, but our main …
Aerofil produces, donates hand sanitizer to help fight COVID-19
Aerofil Technology, Inc., Sullivan, MO, has gained temporary approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to use its liquids filling line to produce hand sanitizer in response to low global supplies due to the …
ACI survey finds many Americans still lack proper hand hygiene, launches video
Despite the adoption of more thorough cleaning and disinfecting practices due to the COVID-19 outbreak, just over half (58%) of Americans are mindful of washing their hands for at least 20 seconds, and one in …
CARB webinar rescheduled for April 14
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites you to participate in a public webinar to discuss its development of the Consumer Products Regulation amendments. Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 9:00 a.m.–noon (PDT) Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1500434654682248716 Any questions, please contact Josh …
Regulatory Issues
CARB On Feb. 26, The California Air Resources Board (CARB) had its first workgroup meeting of 2020. To refresh your memory, on Nov. 7, 2019, CARB had a workshop and released a rulemaking proposal, which it …
Avoiding a patchwork of State regulations for high GWP HFCs
W hen I joined the household and commercial products industry more than a decade ago, the foundation for regulating the volatile organic compound (VOC) content of consumer products had long been established. I never truly …