A new online consumer product safety database was recently launched at www.SaferProducts.gov. Although the database is required by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), which is best-known

Image courtesy of Brown-Forman, Louisville, Ky.Demand has been increasing for full-color, heavy-metal-free designs on a range of products in the gift and promotional products industry. This demand has driven print

The annual Deco conference and expo was again a success in 2011.

Continuous emissions monitoring presents unique challenges for the glass industry.

The Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorated Products (SGCDpro) will kick off Deco ’12 on March 25 in Las Vegas with its fourth annual Ask the Experts (ATE) session.

Data recently released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency show that over 41% of glass beer and soft drink bottles, nearly 25% of wine and liquor bottles, and 33.4% of all glass containers were recycled in 2010. To achieve even higher glass bottle recycling rates, the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) continues its efforts to encourage federal and state legislation that increases the quality and volume of recycled glass. The major positive side effect of this effort is that higher recycling rates create jobs.

On September 16, 2012, a number of the provisions of the American Invents Act (also referred to as the “Patent Reform Act of 2011”) will take place. One of the provisions will allow assignees of inventions to file U.S. patent applications.

Plans for Deco ’13 in Louisville were discussed at the summer board meeting for the Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorated Products (SGCDpro).

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the voluntary recall of ceramic beer tap handles produced by Taphandles LLC.