On August 9. 2019 Illinois became the third state to prohibit the sale of cosmetics that have been tested on animals.The ban states. “Notwithstanding any other law, it is unlawful for a manufacturer ... Read More
Jonathan Martin
August 16, 2019Jonathan Martin
Nearly 30 delegates and seven members of the ASD team recently attended the 14th ProductVision users' conference. The 6th conference to be held in the UK, Envision 2019 was the most diverse UK-based conference to date with attendees from ... Read More
June 18, 2019Jonathan Martin
Those in the fragrance industry will no doubt be aware that The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has recently announced the launch of the consultation on the IFRA Standards that will be part of the 49th Amendment. The consultation will close on July 21st, ... Read More
April 2, 2019Jonathan Martin
In 2016, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new guidelines for the Nutrition Facts labels. Several changes were made such as the reporting of added sugars and reporting based upon the container size and “reference amounts customarily consumed”, or ... Read More
October 9, 2018Jonathan Martin
The California Proposition 65 regulations grew out of a desire to inform the people of California of hazardous substances in products that they consume or come in contact with. This was enacted in 1986 as the Safe Water and Toxic Enforcement ... Read More
September 6, 2018Jonathan Martin
ProductVision’s Formula Management Software shortens and streamlines your product development process, resulting in faster time to market. It automates formula development and management with automatic calculation of product and costing information. The ProductVision’s Formula Management software is a rapid product ... Read More
February 27, 2018Jonathan Martin
From all of us at Advanced Software Designs and ProductVision, Ltd., we wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May you have peace, joy, and happiness during this Holiday Season and throughout the New Year.
December 20, 2017Jonathan Martin
The IFRA 49th Amendment is bringing with it a number of changes both in terms of the resulting IFRA classes and more significantly for our customers, the underlying QRA 2 IFRA standards data. While the final set of new QRA 2 data ... Read More
December 4, 2017Jonathan Martin
GHS provides a consistent way to determine the hazards of substances and mixtures (preparations) and a standardized presentation of these hazards. The outcome of a GHS hazard determination may include:GHS Hazard Statements and hazard Classes and Categories GHS Precautionary Statements GHS ... Read More
November 21, 2017Jonathan Martin