Spray Patterns AVA CARIDAD
Editorial Director
46 Spray April 2018
Pablo Silva, the inventor of the vanishing soccer spray, plans to
sue The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
for €100million ($124 million), claiming the world’s soccer governing
body “had not paid for it.” Silva and his partner, Heine
Allegmane, had been working on the product since 2000 before
successfully patenting and scoping the vanishing spray, which is
now used in matches around the world to mark distances for
free-kicks and prevent encroachment from the opposition. According
to Sports Illustrated, Silva claimed there are too many
“pirate” samples of aerosols globally that do not have patents or
licenses and that FIFA is protecting the manufactures of these
pirated aerosol products. Silva also claims that FIFA offered via
email €410,000 ($508,630) to buy the rights for the product,
an offer that the pair declined. A court in Rio de Janeiro ruled
that FIFA had indeed been using the spray without permission
and therefore can’t use it until the matter is resolved, which
could affect this summer’s World Cup in Russia.
The AeroInhaler—a cannabis,
live-resin, terpene-infused aerosol
inhaler—was recognized as 2017’s
“Invention of the Year” at Colorado’s
annual Cannabis Business
Awards. Released in September by
Colorado’s Revered Inc., the product
was recognized as the industry’s
most innovative for successfully synergizing
pharmaceutical technology
with cannabis extracts. Designed to
provide metered doses to consumers,
the product has a pharmaceuticalgrade
valve that ensures 10mg of
total ingredients are dispensed with
every inhalation. The AeroInhaler
will soon be offered in a purified
cannabidiol (CBD) formulation. In
2018, Revered Inc. will release the
AeroMist, a sublingual cannabis
spray that will deliver a similar dose
of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
and CBD concentrate.
The Cosmetic Industry Buyers & Suppliers Organization (CIBS)
launched its 2018 luncheon program in February with a special
guest speaker: Sumita Banerjee, Senior VP, Talent Acquisition,
L’Oréal Americas, addressed the networking event in New York
City.
Banerjee has responsibility for hiring and talent pipelining
across Marketing, Sales, E-Commerce, Creative, Finance, Operations,
HR, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Research & Innovation. In the past seven years, over
4,000 new talents have been hired into L’Oréal USA under her leadership. Banerjee is a Packaging
Engineering graduate from Rutgers University and has had work experience at Colgate Palmolive, in
manufacturing engineering at The Estée Lauder Cos. and as a packaging engineer at BMS Worldwide
Beautycare.
To better deal with the complexities of reverse logistics, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has proposed a system for handling hazardous waste of aerosol cans that encourages
recycling. EPA estimates it will also save at least $3 million per year in regulatory costs.
EPA’s proposal adds aerosol cans to the list of materials that can be managed under the universal
waste management system. The EPA’ says the proposal is designed to ease regulatory burdens
on retail stores and other aerosol can consumers, promote the collection and recycling of
aerosol cans and encourage the development of municipal and commercial programs to reduce
the quantity of aerosol cans going to municipal solid waste landfills or combustors. Several
states have added hazardous waste aerosol cans to their universal waste programs. The EPA says
it is using those state programs as models for the proposed rule.
“I believe this is a very positive step for the EPA to take,” commented Doug Raymond of
Raymond Regulatory Resources. “This will lessen the burden on retailers that handle aerosols
and assists in dealing with waste aerosols.”
“Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) has been steadily working with
EPA’s Office of Resource Conservation & Recovery (RCRA) on behalf of our aerosol membership
to make the disposal of aerosols easier since 2014,” added Nicholas George, HCPA Director,
Scientific Affairs. “These efforts will benefit the entire supply chain by reducing regulatory
burdens, making it easier to recycle aerosols and minimizing the amount going to landfills.”
A Malaysian Airlines flight was recently delayed by more than two hours due to mosquitoes
at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Approximately 150 passengers
could not settle down in their seats because of a sudden mosquito attack. The flight, destined
for Malaysia, was initially swarmed by mosquitoes when passengers boarded the plane. When
passengers complained to crew members, the pilot was forced to return to the airport bay.
Crew then sprayed aerosol mosquito repellent to kill the mosquitoes, delaying the flight by
two hours and 16 minutes. Mohammad Aziz, station manager of Malaysian Airlines at Dhaka
airport, said it had suffered a flight schedule collapse due to similar “mosquito menaces” on
other flights.