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SDS Authoring: What You Need to Know About Your Safety Data Sheet Consultant

By: Sarah D’Mello, SENIOR PRODUCT SAFETY SPECIALIST, email Are you considering outsourcing safety data sheet authoring? Before you proceed, it’s crucial to thoroughly assess any third-party consultant to verify that...

Canadian VOC Regulations for Personal Care Products

By: Jacqui Jenskey, DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS, email January 1, 2024 is the deadline for all products except disinfectants to comply with Canada’s Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Regulations. This includes...

Fragrance Allergens Disclosure in Cosmetics

By: Jacqui Jenskey, DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS, email Health Canada is conducting a follow up survey to the previous Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) survey (Feb, 2022) for feedback on the...

Aerosol Testing: How to Choose the Right Flammability Test Method

By: Dana Mladin, SENIOR TECHNICAL CONSULTANT, email If you have aerosol products that require flammability testing, but you’re confused about what specific testing requirements apply, you’ve come to the right...

Evaluating Stain Removal Performance in Home Laundering

By: Katherine Hatherley, LABORATORY TECHNICAL SPECIALIST, email You may have seen a laundry detergent commercial where two identical shirts are splashed with mud, wine, or rubbed with grass stain. This...

Testing the Effect of Household Chemicals on Home Surfaces (Clear and Pigmented Organic) ASTM D1308

By: Katherine Hatherley, LABORATORY TECHNICAL SPECIALIST, email When it comes to ensuring a positive consumer experience, testing the effects of household chemicals to determine if they have an undesired effect...

Canada’s VOC Regulations

By Dana Mladin, SR. TECHNICAL CONSULTANT, email On January 5, 2022, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published regulatory changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 by adopting the...

Ensuring Safety & Quality: Cosmetic Laboratory Testing

By Kate Hatherley, C.TECH., LABORATORY TECHNICAL SPECIALIST, email Cosmetic products are an essential part of our daily routines. Cosmetics help us feel confident and express our individuality. The multi-billion-dollar cosmetics...

Physical Properties Testing

By Kate Hatherley, C.TECH., LABORATORY TECHNICAL SPECIALIST, email   Physical properties testing is essential to ensure the quality, safety and compliance of your products. Dell Tech’s chemical lab testing services...

What Is A Pesticide?

By Gorby Sandhu, M. PHARM., SENIOR REGULATORY AFFAIRS SPECIALIST, email If you’re asking yourself, ‘What is a pesticide?’, you’re not alone. Pesticides come up in conversations, in news articles and...

Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist and Proposed Updates

By: Teah Jazey, REGULATORY AFFAIRS & PRODUCT SAFETY ASSOCIATE, email What is the Canadian Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist? The Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist is a tool that Health Canada uses to inform...

Government of Canada Public Advisory for Water Beads

By: Sarah D’Mello, SENIOR PRODUCT SAFETY SPECIALIST, email   The Government of Canada has issued a public advisory the associated risks with water beads. These small beads also known as...

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