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Why We’ve Joined CICC

By |2017-09-14T15:10:18-07:00September 14th, 2017|Blog, Chemical Industry, News & Events, Regulation and Legal Matters, Safety & Stewardship|

Why We've Joined CICC We're proud and pleased to have become a member of the Chemical Industry Council of California. To understand exactly why we've taken that step, you only have to read over CICC's objectives: Alert member companies regarding public attitudes and governmental intent in matters affecting the industry; Provide a forum for member discussion [...]

Preservative Solutions to Meet Formulating Requirements and Market Demands

By |2016-12-08T10:13:55-08:00July 1st, 2013|Blog, Chemical Industry, Regulation and Legal Matters, Safety & Stewardship|

Preservative Solutions to Meet Formulating Requirements and Market Demands Preservatives are one of the least glamorous ingredient groups in cosmetic formulas, but are the most critical to making a product function. If a formulator can’t keep a skin cream, shampoo, or eye shadow fresh, nothing else matters. When it comes to personal care ingredients, [...]

NPE Based Nonionics on Their Way Out?

By |2016-12-08T10:13:57-08:00September 20th, 2010|Blog, Green & Sustainability, Regulation and Legal Matters|

NPE Based Nonionics on Their Way Out? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released action plans on August 18, 2010 proposing restrictions on nonyl phenol (NP) and nonyl phenol ethoxylates (NPEs), under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The action was taken as part of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s previously announced commitment to strengthen [...]

Got TEA? – You may need CFATS!

By |2016-12-08T10:13:58-08:00May 12th, 2010|Blog, Chemical Industry, Regulation and Legal Matters|

Got TEA? – You may need CFATS! The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has established Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) covering sites handling over 300 Chemicals of Interest. http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/chemsec_appendixa-chemicalofinterestlist.pdf The listed chemicals were identified in the Federal Register on November 20, 2007. This table lists Minimum Concentrations and Screening Thresholds for addressing Release, Theft [...]