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CSPA Releases New Consumer Product Ingredients Dictionary

WASHINGTON, DC (December 7, 2009) The Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA) unveiled today during its annual meeting in Florida the First Edition of its Consumer Product Ingredients Dictionary.

The Dictionary was developed to standardize and define ingredient nomenclature for companies engaging in the industry’s voluntary Consumer Product Ingredient Communication Initiative. The dictionary will help assure consistency in the naming of chemicals for the Initiative. Because one ingredient can have several names due to the differing nomenclature used for various product lines, it is important to provide consistency so that companies participating in the Initiative are using the most common ingredient name.  

“We are pleased to be able to deliver to the industry this valuable product that will support our ingredient communication initiative,” said Chris Cathcart, CSPA president. “It is important that companies participating in that initiative are using consistent ingredient names so the industry can help consumers better understand what is in our products. I appreciate our members who have helped support this significant body of work that will grow over the years.”

This first edition is available on a CD that contains all of the ingredient monographs approved through October 2009 by the CSPA Nomenclature Committee, along with many useful indices and appendices.  Each ingredient monograph features the CSPA Name for the ingredient, a complete technical definition, plus further information on the ingredient functions, the types of products in which it may be used, regulatory references, other names used for the ingredient, and the trade names of the suppliers that have submitted applications. 

The Dictionary is available for $250 to CSPA members and $450 to nonmembers.  Multiple copy discounts are available as follows: 2-5 copies = 10%, 6+ copies = 20%. Quotes for corporate licenses also are available by calling CSPA. Discounts are applied during the fulfillment process. Visit the Publications page of the CSPA website at www.cspa.org for ordering instructions.

Those who purchase the First Edition of the Dictionary will receive three updates planned to be issued in March, June and September next year that will add additional ingredient monographs and update existing monographs, as applications continue to be processed.  A Second Edition is planned for December 2010.

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