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Newsletter Spring 2012
IMWSCC
Intermountain West Society of Cosmetic Chemists
IMWSCC Board
Chair
Aaron Peterson
[email protected]
Chair Elect
Ryan Roberts
[email protected]
Secretary
Rachel Sabin
[email protected]
Treasurer
Dzung Q. Le
[email protected]
Newsletter Publishing
Angel D. Peterson
Photographer
Kelsey Larsen
[email protected]
Second Quarter
Sponsors:
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Integrity
Ingredients
Rachel Sabin : [email protected]
The Reward of a Generic Drug
Challenge
A reader recently asked why a generic
manufacturer might challenge the patents
covering an approved drug product.
Specifically, what conditions lead up
to the 180-day period that a generic
manufacturer can be the only approved
generic maker of a drug product. This
question relates to
the Hatch-Waxman
Act passed in 1984,
which encompasses
both patent and FDA
issues and governs the
processes companies
follow to market
branded and generic
drug products. There
are many facets to this
area of the law, and the
following explanation
provides
a
brief
background of the
topic.
Before a product
can be marketed with
treatment claims, that product must
be approved by the FDA. The FDA’s
review of a drug product begins with the
submission of an Investigational New
Drug Application or “IND.” Approval
of an IND enables clinical trials of the
drug product to establish its safety and
efficacy. The results of those trials are
included in a New Drug Application or
“NDA.”
A
generic
drug
manufacturer
may
submit an Abbreviated
New Drug Application
or “ANDA” relying on
the safety and efficacy
data provided by the
NDA applicant. This
enables the generic
manufacturer to forgo
conducting its own
clinical trials, and it
need only demonstrate
that its drug product is
“bioequivalent.” The
FDA, however, will
not permit the ANDA
applicant to rely on
the NDA data for certain
periods of time. This limitation
is known as “data exclusivity.” For
example, the FDA will not permit a
generic manufacturer to rely on data for a
new chemical entity (“NCE”) for a period
of 5 years.
IMWSCC Newsletter Table of Contents
Ask a Patent Attorney p. 1
SCC 2012
Annual Scientific
Seminar May 31 June 1
Geek is Chic p. 5
SCC Crossword p. 9
IMWSCC 2012 Elections p. 10
IMWSCC Spotlight p. 11
August 22nd & 23rd,
Hotel Park
City
TNT
“Talks n’ Tees”
Governmental Guidelines for Cosmetic
Stability Testing p. 13
SnL Recap p.15
IOU Agenda p. 18
News from National p. 20
Organic Standards – It’s Complicated
p. 22
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November 14th at
the Grand America
The Grand Seminar
& Party
SCC Scientific
Seminar in New
York December
6-7
Ask a Patent Attorney Continued:
Parallel to the issue of data exclusivity is patent exclusivity.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office
examines patent applications to determine whether
an applicant’s claimed invention is useful, novel, nonobvious, and meets other statutory requirements. If
so, then the granted patent confers up to a twenty-year
period of exclusivity in which the patent holder can
exclude others from practicing the claimed invention.
For example, if a product or process is covered by one or
more patent claims, the patent holder can stop someone
from making, using, selling, or offering for sale that
product or process.
Returning to the FDA process, the applicant for an
NDA must identify patents that might cover the drug
product. See 21 U.S.C. § 355(b)(1), (c)(2). Those
patents are listed in an FDA publication known as the
“Orange Book.” The purpose of the Orange Book is to
identify patents that must be overcome before a generic
manufacturer can sell the same drug product.
The ANDA must include a certification relating to the
patents identified in the Orange Book. There are four
certification options, namely, (I) there are no patents
in the Orange Book; (II) patents in the Orange Book
are expired; (III) the generic drug will not be marketed
until patents in the Orange Book expire; and (IV)
patents in the Orange Book are invalid, not infringed, or
unenforceable. See 21 U.S.C. § 355(j)(2)(A)(vii).
When the ANDA includes a “paragraph IV” certification,
the NDA holder and patentee can file a lawsuit against
the generic manufacturer that blocks the FDA from
approving the ANDA for a period of 30 months. During
that time, the parties litigate the patents, which may or
may not be resolved at the end of the period. Why
might an ANDA applicant risk such a lawsuit and delay?
Because the first ANDA filer to include a paragraph
IV challenge that successfully overcomes those patents
receives 180 days of market exclusivity. That means the
FDA cannot approve subsequently submitted ANDAs
by other companies for the same drug product until the
180-day period ends. The 180-day period begins when
the generic manufacture begins commercial marketing
of the drug product. See 21 U.S.C. § 355(j)(5)(B)(iv)(I).
In summary, a generic manufacturer can be rewarded
with 180 days of market exclusivity as the only approved
generic maker when it is the first entity to successfully
challenge Orange Book patents. That period of exclusivity
is triggered by the generic manufacturer’s commercial
marketing of the drug product.
This article is intended to provide information of general interest to the
public and is not intended to offer legal advice about specific situations
or problems. Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione does not intend to create an
attorney-client relationship by offering this information, and review of the
information shall not be deemed to create such a relationship. You should
consult a lawyer if you have a legal matter requiring attention. For further
information, please contact a Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione lawyer.
Ryan Marshall is a shareholder in Brinks Hofer Gilson
& Lione’s Salt Lake City office. His practice includes
prosecution experience with patent and trademark
matters, as well as litigation experience of patent, trade
secret, trade dress and unfair trade practice claims.
Ryan counsels clients and prepares opinions relating to
patentability, invalidity, enforceability, infringement
and clearance issues. He also advises clients on strategic
patent portfolio development, landscape analysis, ANDA
and ANADA opinions and in drafting U.S. and foreign
patent applications. Ryan has substantial experience
in the chemical, pharmaceutical and biochemical arts.
Here are a few of Ryan’s patents: 7,714,161; 7,776,842;
7,855,285; and 8,093,247. What’s New and
Read to Win!
We have added 2 new columns to our IMWSCC
Newsletter: Ask A Patent Attorney and Geek is Chic.
These columns are our attempt to keep our quarterly
newsletter fresh and interesting. We also have a new
contest this year and that is: Name the Newsletter
Contest. Submit your ideas for a catchy name for our
IMWSCC newsletter and in November you may be the
recipient of a $100 dollar gift card.
Somewhere in the newsletter we’ve hidden the
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it and email Aaron ([email protected]) the page
number and place where it is and you’ll be entered in a
drawing for a chance to win a $25 gift card at the next
meeting.
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Krishna Kochendorfer: [email protected]
Geek is Chic: Interview with New York
Times Best Selling Writer Tracy Hickman
My geekdom probably started with original Star Trek, Dr.
Who, and gasp seeing Star Wars in the theater at 6 years
old. Watching Godzillla, Logan’s Run, Soylent Green and other
Sci Fi movies was great, but my first SCI FI book The Wizard
of Earthsea, crystallized my metamorphosis into full Geek
Bookworm. Since then it has been Heinlein, Alan Dean Foster,
Frank Herbert, Arthur C Clark, Terry Goodkind, Orson Scott Card,
William Gibson, Brandon Sanderson, Sherri Tepper, and so many
others……
The next best thing to reading SCI/FI is talking about the books,
so when I saw the article for Geek is Chic,
my first thought was wouldn’t it be great to
interview Tracy Hickman my favorite local
Utah author?? Even better he said yes!! If
there are aspiring writers out there he has
graciously given a 20% discount for his live
computer writing seminars http://www.
scribesforge.com/compare-plans/
(KK)Who are your favorite Sci Fi writers? (TRH) My favorite speculative fiction writers are Issac Asimov
and J.R.R. Tolkien. I actually met Asimov before he passed away
and it was one of my favorite memories in my professional life. I
also very much enjoy the pulp science-fiction of the 20’s through
70’s. My leather-bound collection of Astounding Stories gets
regular use here. That said, I read everything I have time for
including Henry Fielding’s Tom Jones or an occasional Dickens.
I’m currently reading ‘Ganymede’ by Cherie Priest and Larry
Coreia’s ‘Hard Magic.’
(KK) Do you have a guilty pleasure author
(mine micheal crighton)
(TRH)My guilty pleasure author is a classic
Canadian humorist by the name of Stephen
Leacock. His ‘Sunshine Sketches of a
Little Town’ and the companion ‘Arcadian
Adventures among the Idle Rich’ are
beautiful, poignant, delightful and still
relevant today.
The coupon code is:GEEKSCRIBE
(KK)How do you write a book with another
person? Do you each write some of the
character’s story line and weave them
together? Do you each write a chapter,
paragraph? Does one write and one edit?
(TRH) Each writing partnership is different
and needs to find their own way of working.
My wife, Laura, and I actually negotiated our
working relationship a few years back when we started
writing together again. The first rule was: the integrity of the
book comes first; our egos get left out of the creation. From
there, we usually divide our responsibilities on the project
into roles we call ‘wordsmith’ and ‘guardian.’ We work out
plots, characters and setting in a long conversation spread
out over days, weeks and months between the two of us then
the ‘wordsmith’ goes and does the principle writing while the
‘guardian’ reads behind, fixes problems and in general ‘guards’
the integrity of the manuscript. It’s important, we feel, that one
person work on the text so that the voice of the writing remains
consistent.
(KK) Do you have a worst book you ever
tried to read? (mine is Bored of the Rings)
(TRH) Yes and unfortunately it had my
name on it ... but I managed to get it
fixed. In truth, I don’t think I read bad books
because, as my wife says, we should be like
dolphins: if we don’t like something then just swim
away.
(KK)Did you like harry potter, Hunger games (book& movie),
Twilight ?
(TRH) I genuinely liked the Harry Potter series. I thought
Rowlings had a terrific idea and helped many young people into
reading. I am reading ‘Hunger Games’ right now and am looking
forward to the film. As for Twilight, it is probably best not to
get me started on that subject. I think that series has done
more harm to women’s empowerment than any book in recent
memory.
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“Geek is Chic” continued:
(KK) I think I saw that you have written with your wife and son,
is your whole family writing orientated, sci fi/fantasy fans?
(TRH) Nearly all of my children have entered into creative
fields. My eldest daughter, Angel, has been a television and
film director who now manages a burgeoning internet business
along with two delightful daughters. Curtis, my older son, is
a full-time visual graphics artist specializing in magical visual
effects – which stems from his early career as a professional
magician. He and his wife are polishing their own book
manuscript as I write this. My younger daughter, Tasha, is
a music performer, songwriter and actress – who has just
discovered a very impressive prose style in her own writing. As
for my youngest son, Jarod, he has often told us that he wants
to ‘rebel’ and go into business so that he can finance all of our
crazy projects. Last I heard, he wanted to go into engineering
biological computers – which sounds pretty creative to me.
(KK)What was your best selling series?
(TRH) I think my best selling series was probably ‘Dragonlance’
although ‘The Deathgate Cycle’ probably come in pretty close
on that score.
(KK)Which one do you like, or have, nook/kindle/notebook?
(TRH) Personally, I have two Kindles – an e-ink kindle for reading
outside and a Kindle Fire for about everything else. I actually
produce my own ebooks here in my office in both epub and
mobi formats.
(KK) In the deathgate
series why doesn’t
the Dog have a name?
He is really a loveable
character.
(TRH) Haplo’s dog does
not have a name, so
far as I know ... and if
he DID have a name
that would give away
a lot!
KK) I fell in love with
the Degs that maintain
and worship the
Kicksey-winsey, do you
have a favorite group
of creatures in your
books?
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(TRH) There are so many different groups of fantastic creatures
down through my books it really is impossible to pick a favorite.
In many ways, I suppose, my favorite is whatever I’m working on
at the moment.
(KK) What world in the deathgate series would you like to visit ?
( I would like to visit the water world-minus awful sea creatures)
(TRH) I think the world of the second book, Elven Star would be
fascinating and certainly have a lot of room to explore since it
has the interior area of a Dyson Sphere. I would most definitely
NOT wish to visit the world of ‘Fire Sea’.
(KK) Do you have any sigla/ rune/ tattoos? NPR did a show
on scientific tattoos (see attached website) http://blogs.
discovermagazine.com/loom/science-tattoo-emporium/
Which one would you have?
“Geek is Chic” continued:
(TRH) No tattoos for me. I always felt that when I got to be older,
I’d just rather not have to explain them.
(KK) If you could have one magical creature/character come to
life what would it be?
Dragon, welve, ork, Patryn, sartan, wizard, mage, Sea snake,
Necromancer, ….?
(TRH) If there were one magical creature that I would like to see
in existence it would be dragons ... but I would hope they would
be better behaved than most I have read about. Decades ago, I
was a missionary to Java in Indonesia. I left my girlfriend home
at the time, telling her I would find a dragon for her. I did – a
Komodo Dragon in the Surabaya Zoo. I came home and married
that girl having fulfilled my quest.
(KK) Do you talk to other writers? ( & in other genres?) (is their
communities, clubs or are most solitary?)
(TRH) I often cross paths with other writers at conventions and
workshops ... even socially. Shannon Hale occasionally throws a
party for our local literary community and then holds it at our
home. We never mind the delightful intrusion.
(KK) Tell me about fans.
(TRH)(Perhaps my most moving story is the one that you can
hear at this website: http://www.superstarswritingseminars.
com/. It is located as an audio file about half way down the
page.
KK- I listened to TRH telling the story on the website of a fan
who gave his Purple Heart and Bronze Star to TRH as a thank
you for writing a character in a book that inspired the fan to
have the courage to save 12 fellow soldiers after he was shot. (kk) I saw that you have free writing seminars how is that going?
(TRH) I enjoy doing our online writing seminars and right now
we’re offering a free webinar to anyone who wishes to give
them a try. We offer courses online in writing and publishing in
this Age of New Media at http://scribesforge.com. Today, it’s no
longer about being published ... it’s about being READ. It’s all
about gaining an audience. We try to teach not only how to craft
and complete a solid story but how to establish a career. (see
coupon at start of article)
(KK) Do you have some favorite sci fi movies, tv series’s?
(TRH) Hey, I’m a browncoat through and through ... I regularly
rewatch the ‘Firefly’ series. I grew up on ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Time
Tunnel.’ Right now my favorite series is ‘Once Upon a Time’ –
beautifully crafted with a superb villain. As for film, ‘The Lord of
the Rings’ is also watched regularly at my home – and ONLY in
the extended edition, thank you very much!
(KK) Which one of your works would you most love/hate to be
movie tv series?
(TRH) If I had my wish, I would have our Dragon’s Bard series
adapted into television. I think it fits best with the medium.
Dragon’s Bard is perhaps one of our least-known works: an
online serial novel series which has recently been picked up by
Shadow Mountain Publishing. You can read more about this
series at http://dragonsbard.com.
(KK) Are any of your books on CD? Do you have choice of
reader/actor?
(TRH) I’ve actually read one of our audio books and even
produced our own version of ‘The Immortals’ for audio that has
been quite well received. We used to produce a podcast and I
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“Geek is Chic” continued:
really miss having the time for that now.
(KK) Could you imagine retiring?
(TRH) Retire? I AM retired ... or perhaps as retired as I will ever
be. Old writers never retire ... we just lower out output.
(KK) Have you ever dressed up as a character?
(TRH) Yes, I have dressed up as a character: usually Fizban the
Fabulous from our Dragonlance series. I’m been known to break
up a room now and then in the character.
(KK)What is the geekiest thing you have done? Seen someone
else do?
(TRH) It is hard to pick a single geekiest thing I’ve ever done
– there have been so many. I’ve actually been on the bridge
of the ‘Enterprise D’, sat in the captain’s chair (pretty comfy)
and looked inside it’s warp core. I’ve also been on the bridge
of the ‘Voyager’ and ‘The Defiant.’ I’ve had Nathan Fillion take
a picture with him, my wife and myself in it. We’ve also had
our picture taken with Ann McCaffrey. We have performed our
‘Killer Breakfast’ show at conventions from Brisbane, Australia to
Lucca, Italy (http://kilerbreakfast.com). Laura and I wrote and
edited the first science-fiction movie actually made IN SPACE.
Does that count?
(KK) Looking at the attached Geek hierarchy charts, is any group
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left out?
(TRH) Examining the Geek Hierarchy Chart, I am relieved to
see that I am at the TOP of the food chain. What a relief! That
being said a recently developed branch of ‘Twilight’ needs to be
added – somewhere around the level of Erotic Fanfic Writers and
dropping fast.
(KK) I love your cadaver zombie army, seen that you have
vampyric characters (Paladins), and are writing a batman book,
would you ever write about robots?
(TRH) I’d love to write about robots and the entire question of
sentience and souls. I’ll get on that as soon as I finish the seven
other books I’m working on right now.
(KK)In a battle between trekkies and Star wars for geekiness who
would win. (who reins supreme?)
(TRH) Trekkies vs. Star Wars? I declare a truce. We need to learn
to get along in galactic peace.
IMWSCC May Crossword Puzzle
by Richard Young and Tracy Cornuelle
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A wager
Government agency like the FBI
Interaction of the simplest atom with an electronegative atom
A thin covering or coating
A device to help measure duration of an occurance A non‐essential amino acid
Essential Oil line from Integrity Ingredients
A test to check the effectiveness of preservatives
A tetrahedral molecule
A Mediterranean fruit from which oil is derived
A noble gas with 54 protons
Two (in Spanish)
A smelly colorless gas found in bad breath
Aromatic plant substance containing benzoic or cinnamic acid
Substance formed by condensing an acid with an alcohol
Account Executive
The governing part of the body containing ears, eyes, and brain
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Body Odor
A pH adjuster supplied by Univar
Energy that can be quantified and transferred
An ingredient that often contains allergens
Someone who can smell the nail polish remover ingredient supplied by Univar could be said to have an _________ _____ .
Without doing anything else first, you give it your _______ attention
For example
A measure of the amount of moisture that evaporates through the skin
Where you stay when you travel
Not out
Someone who attended Utah State.
Inflamation of the skin
An assignment you might get at a meeting
Trade name of African butter supplied by Integrity Ingredients
Abbreviation for Selenium
When a formula has gotten better, it can be said to have ________ A phenolic antioxidant used as a preservative
Los Angeles
Direction you might be going if you came from NW.
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2012 IMWSCC Elections
Changes are coming to the IMWSCC and you can be
a part of it! People elected to serve in 2012 will serve
for two years in that position unless noted otherwise.
Entries for the positions must be received by September
1st. The following positions are available for the board:
Secretary
Treasurer
Chair - Elect (note this is a four year commitment)
Basic Requirements:
i.Be a General Member of the IMWSCC- That’s it.
Well, make sure your company will support you in this
endeavor
ii. Let us know so we can submit your name (have
chapter contact information available)
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Benefits of Being an IMWSCC Chapter Officer
i.Attend the National meetings twice a year (the chapter
pays for your travel and your company pays for the
registration)
ii. Networking- Isn’t the saying, “It’s not what you know,
but who you know?”
iii.Leadership opportunities
iv. A chance to give back and make a difference
What you need to do:
If you are interested in running for office you need to
read the descriptions online (www.imwscc.org) of the
position you wish to run for and formally submit your
name to the IMWSCC via the form on www.IMWSCC.
org If there is no opponent for the position you run for
campaigning is not required.
Spotlight on:
Tracy Cornuelle
Tracy Cornuelle works at Neways.
Where were you born? San Rafael, CA
What was your favorite subject in grade school? Art
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? A
botanist
Favorite Hobbies? Gardening and needlepoint
Favorite TV Show? The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The
Colbert Report, Modern Family
Favorite Movie? The Right Stuff
On the weekend, you will most likely be found… doing the
laundry
Any nicknames we should know about? None that I will admit
to
What is the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done?
Adventure is NOT my middle name
What was your last vacation? I was sitting at my desk,
daydreaming about Mexico.
The last time you laughed out loud: Discussing marketing
concepts. I won’t tell you which ones … it could be
incriminating.
If you could have a super-power what would it be? The super
genius who develops fantastical devices.
What is your favorite quote? “If I only had a brain”
What are you most proud of? Establishing the IMWSCC
chapter. 
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Perry Romanowski: ChemistsCorner.com
Governmental Guidelines for Cosmetic
Stability Testing
I stumble upon some of the most interesting things
while going through the Internet. Back in 2004 the
CTFA (now the PCPC) and its EU sister organization
COLIPA issued some Guidelines on Stability Testing.
We have previously written about cosmetic stability
testing which was strictly based on experience. Let’s see
how our stability advice stacks up.
Stability testing Objective
According to the report, the objective of stability testing
is to ensure that products meet chemical, microbiological
and performance standards.
Yep, that’s pretty much why you do stability testing.
The other important part is that it provides a paper
trail for you to help prove that you are only selling safe
products.
Stability testing design
A cosmetic stability test should be
designed to assure
• Stability
and
physical integrity of
cosmetic products
under appropriate
conditions
of
storage,
transport and
use,
• C h e m i c a l
stability,
• Microbiological stability,
The compatibility between the contents and the container
Indeed, this makes sense. This means you have to test
the products under different conditions, in the right
packaging, and do microbiological testing. The system
we have described in our stability testing post meets these
requirements.
Interestingly, they hedge their bets by saying that
“Because of the wide variety of cosmetic products and
their inherent complexity, ‘standard’ stability tests cannot
be prescribed.” That is a good point but if you are
creating a standard product, there are standard methods
you can follow.
Predicting shelf life
One of the most common questions we get asked is “how
much time at accelerated temperature will predict 1 or 2
years of stability testing”. The rule of thumb that I have
always followed is that a sample stored at 45C for 8 weeks
will predict how the sample will behave when stored at
room temperature for 1 year.
The COLIPA guidelines do not give any
such recommendations. This is typical
of political
organizations.
They never
want to say
anything too
specific.
In
truth, the 45C
for 8 weeks is
just a guideline
and it may not
work for every
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How to dertermine Continued:
formula.
What to test in stability tests
The guidelines give a good description of the things
you should test including
• Color, odor and appearance,
• Changes in the container,
• pH,Viscosity,
• Weight changes
• Microbial tests demonstrating the ability of the
products to prohibit microbial growth during
normal use and other specific tests if necessary,
• Analytical data in relation to other parameters for
specific product types
Finally, the COLIPA guidelines suggest that stability
samples should be put under additional stress such as
Freeze/thaw testing and light exposure. This is a good
practice. I’ve seen numerous samples change color and
fragrance character when exposed to UV light. This
will happen to any product that is sold in stores under
fluorescent lighting.
The guideline ends with some tips on creating your own
cosmetic stability test protocol. You are free to create one
based on these testing guidelines or you can just follow
the system that we’ve already written about.
Just remember, stability testing is crucial to ensure your
product is safe, of high quality, and remains functional.
You can not launch a product without it.
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Aaron Peterson: [email protected]
SnL Recap
Our first quarter meeting of 2012, our beloved
Snow and Learn was a huge success. In spite of
the lack of snow, we had a record turn-out for the
event. We started off the event Thursday morning
at the Canyons resort in Park City. We had two
engaging speakers that I received more positive
comments and feedback than almost any other
meeting combined. Our 50+ in attendance, asked
great questions following the presentation and
were quite enthusiastic about the information they
garnered. Shortly after the meeting, 30 of our most
adventurous went to Gorgoza Park and went tubing
for the afternoon. Since the temperatures were on
the warm-side for mid-March, the tubing hill was
in excellent shape. Daring groups of 10 or more
participants locked tubes together and raced and
incredible speeds down the hillside. The tubing event
was a huge hit and most likely will become an annual
event. That night the same 30+ group joined forces in
enjoying a huge sushi feast at a local restaurant. The
table I sat at was incredibly excited for, “Walalalala
Washington!” (Ask me for details.) After dinner,
much of the group stayed together and later went
and did some Karaoke at a downtown Park City pub.
It has been many years since I did Karaoke and it was
a really good time. The rest of the weekend folks
skied, did snowboarding, and cross country skied.
Those that stayed at the Canyons loved the fact they
were literally only hundreds of feet away from the
lifts. Chapter members and vendors alike had a great
time in this year’s Snow & Learn. Thanks everyone
for coming and participating, hope to see you next
year!
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Grand Seminar Pictures
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IOU
IMWSCC
2nd
Quarter
Meeting
http://www.imwscc.org/iou-meeting.html
May 24th,
2012
8:30 - 2:00
Christopher’s Steak House (Draper location)
Schedule
8:30 AM-Registration and Breakfast
9:15 AM-Welcome and Announcements
9:30 AM-Ryan Marshall: What Every Chemist Should
Know About Intellectual Property
10:30 AM-Anju Bansal: Polysaccharides in Personal Care
Applications
11:30 AM- Lunch
1:00 PM-Practice your swing with either a bucket of balls or
some miniature golf at Mulligans.
Address for Mulligans: 692 W 10600 S South Jordan
Special Thanks for our Q2 IOU Meeting Sponsors!
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Integrity Ingredients
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Presenters for IOU:
Anju Bansal
Abstract: Polysaccharides form
important groups of polymers.
They are the most common polymers on earth. Polymers are generally large molecules that are made
up of many units (monomers)
linked together in a chain. Since the
drive towards biodegradable alternatives to synthetic polymers is
increasing, the interest towards polysaccharides in personal care formulations is increasing as well.
Polysaccharides play an important role in cosmetic formulation rheology. They can act as thickeners,
suspending agents or even texture modifiers. This talk
will highlight hydrophilic polymers (also known as
hydrocolloids) available for the cosmetic industry. The
audience will develop a better understanding of theproperties of Gellan Gum, Carrageenan, Pectin, Xanthan Gum
and Cellulose gum.
Bio:
Anju has a Masters in Cosmetic Technology and has 10
years of industry experience. She has worked
in research and development for various companies in
areas of skin care, sunscreen, hair care, makeup, etc. She joined CP Kelco in Sept 2006. Her main role
in CP Kelco is supporting technical aspects
of Personal Care initiatives. She has developed various
formulations using CP Kelco natural origin
polymers. Anju has presented papers at In-cosmetics
2008, In-cosmetics 2009 and In-cosmetics 2010.
She has presented at SCC California Chapter and Twin
Cities Chapter. She is a co-inventor for patent
on “Natural Polymer Blends for Use in Personal Care
Products” and author of Research Disclosure “Combining polymers to enhance texture and stability in
personal care formulations”
CP Kelco is a global producer of specialty hydrocolloids
(thickeners and stabilizers) with leading positionsin
Xanthan Gum, Pectin and CMC with a strong position in
Carrageenan.
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Ryan Marshall
Abstract: What Every Chemist
Should Know About Intellectual
Property
There are various forms of intellectual property that help innovators
from unfairly duplicating their
creative work or discovery. Patents
and trademarks are two forms of
intellectual property that
everyone should know about, whether to avoid problems
or to protect themselves
Bio:
Ryan Marshall is a shareholder in Brinks Hofer Gilson &
Lione’s Salt Lake City office. His practice includes
prosecution experience with patent and trademark matters, as well as litigation experience of patent,
trade secret, trade dress and unfair trade practice claims.
Ryan counsels clients and prepares opinions
relating to patentability, invalidity, enforceability, infringement and clearance issues. He also advises
clients on strategic patent portfolio development, landscape analysis, ANDA and ANADA opinions
and in drafting U.S. and foreign patent applications. Ryan has substantial experience in the
chemical,pharmaceutical and biochemical arts.
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Scott : [email protected]
Organic Standards – It’s Complicated
Organic is a claim that has really gained
some traction in the cosmetic industry. It is
governed by specific regulations and as you may
expect is has different requirements at home
and abroad. Just because a product meets the
organic standards in the United States does not
mean the product will meet organic standards
abroad. For example, European Cosmetics
Standards Working Group consists of BIOFORUM
from Belgium, COSMEBIO and ECOCERT from
France, BDIH from Germany, AIAB and ICEA from
Italy and SOIL ASSOCIATION from UK. These
seven organizations represent manufacturer
associations, standards and certifying bodies and
consumer associations working in the field of
organic and natural cosmetic products. All have
different standards and harmonizing them just
within the EU has been a difficult task. After years
and years of deliberation the COSMOS-standard
was developed and implemented in 2011.
After reading the bylaws of COSMOS, you
will realize that standards are different than
the US and are interpreted differently within
the member states (even if it doesn’t appear
that way). If the product is to be organic in both
markets, it will have to meet the standards of
both country/industry guidelines
or
the cosmetic claims may not
be used. If you think this is
complicated add in Japanese,
Australian and a few other
countries to the list.
To get started, the USDA’s
Natural Organic Program defines
“organic” as “Organic is a labeling
term that indicates that the food
or other agricultural product has been
produced through approved methods that
integrate cultural, biological, and mechanical
practices that foster cycling of resources, promote
ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.
Synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, irradiation,
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and genetic engineering may not be used.”
The National Organic Program regulates all
organic crops, livestock, and agricultural products
certified to the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) organic standards. Organic
certification agencies inspect and verify that
organic farmers, ranchers, distributors, processors,
and traders are complying with the USDA organic
regulations. USDA conducts audits and ensures that
the more than 90 organic certification agencies
operating around the world are properly certifying
organic products. In addition, USDA conducts
investigations and conducts enforcement activities
to ensure all products labeled as organic meet the
USDA organic regulations. In order to sell, label,
or represent their products as organic, operations
must follow all of the specifications set out by the
USDA organic regulations. Products labeled organic
have to follow both USDA standards as well as the
FDA regulations for labeling and safety. Similar
agencies and similar oversight exists in many
other countries – all with different standards and
oversight powers.
Strategies Continued:
Aaron Peterson: [email protected]
When purchasing or using ingredients
that are US organic it may be very beneficial to
see if they meet any of the international standards
as well as if the product can even be claimed
organic here in the States. It is very helpful to have
marketing understand the implications of making
organic claims and if they don’t know that organic
has nothing to do with safety of the product, help
them understand that as well.
You can reach Scott at:
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Join us for
TNT!
August 22nd:
Meeting at Hotel Park City
at 2pm followed by dinner at
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse.
August 23rd:
Golf Outing at the Park City
golf course at 7:30am followed
by lunch.
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