Spray February 2016 Spray 29 Committee; Sara Amundson, Humane Society; Brian Herrington, Scotts Miracle Gro and Ben Dunham, Dentons, LLC discussed legislation that will impact the formulated products industry in the coming year(s)—beginning with the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). “TSCA is still on track to pass,” Dunham said, while describing the various obstructions to the federal bill, and how proponents are working to overcome them. The Good, the Bad & the Alternatives “Sustainability” was the buzzword for CSPA's special sessions. At the Advancing Safer Chemistry workshop, Dr. Joel Tickner, Associate Professor at University of Massachusetts Lowell and Director of Chemicals & Policy Initiative at Lowell Center for Sustainability, challenged attendees to “move from getting rid of ‘bads’ to evaluating ‘goods’” when it comes to substitutions for ingredients in consumer products. Tickner said there are more than 20 approaches to alternative assessments linking toxicology to chemical design and the field would benefit from greater “cross-sector collaboration, scientific foundation and model approaches.” He recommended exploring models for an independent public-private institute for chemical alternatives. Retailers Session CSPA also hosted a special “Retailer Session,” highlighted by a panel discussion describing a partnership among The Dow Chemical Co., Unilever and the Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing (PPPHW) to attack a worldwide public health problem. Hanna Woodburn, Secretariat Director for PPPHW explained that annually, 1.7 million children from underdeveloped countries lose their lives to preventable diseases such as diarrhea and pneumonia due to lack of hygiene. In the spirit of collaboration, Dow and Unilever cooperated to formulate and manufacture a bar of soap that could be sold cheaply in third world countries, but would last long enough for sustained use, and also “feel good” after each wash. The bar was developed over a period of four years, and according to Unilever VP Peter Gallagher, more than a billion units have thus far been sold. Eunice Heath, Director of Sustainability, Dow Chemical; Clive Davies, Chief, Design for the Environment Branch, EPA; and Michael Chenard, Director of Corporate Sustainability, Lowe’s, discussed the growing role of Green chemistry and sustainability from the retailers’ and suppliers’ perspectives. Gregory Johnson, Director of Legislative Affairs, Sherwin-Williams Diversified Brands (left) receives the Aerosol Products Division Volunteer Recognition Award from Outgoing Chairman Paul Siracusa for his exemplary contributions in service to the association. CSPA gets new Chairman of the Board William Auriemma, President & CEO, Diversified CPC International, Inc., was elected CSPA Chairman of the Board. Auriemma replaced Paul Siracusa of Church & Dwight, and assumed Chairmanship in January. “Our members look forward to expanding the association’s effectiveness in representing the household and institutional products industry under the leadership of Bill Auriemma,” said Chris Cathcart, CSPA President & CEO. “The CSPA board of directors continues to attract high-caliber industry leaders who help establish direction on a variety of public policy issues.” CSPA officers are elected by active members and serve a term of one year. Other members of the board include: First Vice-Chairman of the Board: Pamela Lam, VP-R&D, Home & Laundry Care, Henkel Consumer Goods, Inc. Second Vice-Chairman of the Board: David Campbell, VP- Regulatory & Government Affairs, NA, Reckitt Benckiser (RB) Treasurer: Frank Jusich, President, Professional Products Group, Central Life Sciences Immediate Past Chairman: Paul Siracusa, Ph.D., Church & Dwight Co. Members elected to serve terms expiring in December 2016: Bart Bastian, Spray Products Joel Burdick, Beauty Avenues Jim Peterson, Ball Corp. John Kawalchuk, Precision Jeff Pinkham, The Scotts Co. Elaine Schley, Global Auto Care, a Division of Spectrum Brands Vicky Varley, The Sherwin-Williams Co. Bill Smith, KIK Custom Products Members elected to serve terms expiring in December 2017: Gerard Baillely, The Procter & Gamble Co. Mike Freeman, WD-40 Co. Steve Goldberg, BASF Corp. Steve Gullickson, MGK Rebecca Korwin, State Industrial Products Ben Preston, Jarden Corporation/The Yankee Candle Company Cynthia Reichard, Arylessence, Inc. Bill Schalitz, Spartan Chemical Company, Inc. Members elected to serve terms expiring in December 2018: Greg Adamson, Givaudan Fragrances Corp. Lisa Alexander, Firmenich, Inc. Steve Christenson, Ecolab Inc. Lisa Pankiewicz, The Clorox Co. Bill Metzger, United Industries Corp. Adam Selisker, CRC Industries, Inc. Kelly Semrau, SC Johnson Rob Slone, Stepan Co.
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