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Smarter Packaging: How AI + Expertise Are Helping Brands Tackle EPR Reporting

February 3, 2026

How We Tested 5 AI Shopping Assistants Across 2,500 Interactions

January 28, 2026

California Moves to Regulate 1,4-Dioxane in Dish Detergents and Shampoos

January 20, 2026

Washington’s New Battery Stewardship Rule Is Final — Here’s What Retailers Need To Know

January 7, 2026

Washington’s Toxic-Free Cosmetics Deadline Is Almost Here — What Retailers Need to Do Before December 31

December 17, 2025

EPA Reopens the Rule on Perchloroethylene: What Retailers & Brands Need to Know Now

December 1, 2025

PHMSA’s 2025 Enforcement Priorities — What Retailers, Brands & Shippers Should Know

December 1, 2025

Algorithmic Pricing in California: What Retailers and Brands Need to Know Now

November 18, 2025

What’s happening: CARB’s preliminary compliance list

November 10, 2025

Haunted by Old SDSs: When Compliance Comes Back to Bite

November 3, 2025

EPA’s “Take 3” on TSCA: What Retailers and Brands Need to Know

October 29, 2025

10 CPG Trends to Watch in 2026 (and What They Mean for Your Product Data)

October 23, 2025

7 Smart Ways to Reduce Waste This Halloween

October 21, 2025

SDS of the Week: Michael Myers Costume — A Slasher’s Safety Data Sheet

October 10, 2025

SDS of the Week: Lava Lamps — Groovy Chemistry Meets Safety Data

October 3, 2025

PFAS Status Pulse: What Retailers Need to Know

September 24, 2025

Maple Sugar, Part 2: Can AI (and retailers) get SDS right?

September 19, 2025

SDS of the Week: Maple Sugar — Sweet, But Don’t Let the Dust Set You Off

September 15, 2025

Why the EU Banned TPO in Gel Nail Polish — and Why the U.S. Hasn’t (Yet)

September 8, 2025

What on Earth (or in Your Soap Bottle) Is Formaldehyde?

September 2, 2025

TSCA Update: Inventory Changes and Draft Risk Evaluations for Phthalates

August 18, 2025

The Toy Giant That Outsourced Its Magic: What Retailers Can Learn from the Toys"R"Us-Amazon Fiasco

67,000 Deodorants Recalled. Here’s What That Tells Us About Risk in Personal Care.

A History of U.S. Consumer Product Regulation: From the Industrial Era to E-Commerce

Safety Pros Speak: 5 Challenges That Keep EHS Professionals Up at Night

From Chaos to Checkout: How AI Turns 3P Returns Into Retail Gold

Tariffs, Bankruptcies, and TikTok Layoffs: How CPG Brands Can Dodge Economic Chaos

Smoke on the Water: Why the Morning Midas Blaze Shows EV-Shipping Rules Are Still Stuck in First Gear

SDS of the Week: Mycomist Spray – The Mold Killer with a Secret

SDS of the Week: Sebastian Whipped Creme

Framing: How To Lose Facts and Alienate People (from Products)

When Three Ingredient Lists Don’t Match: Meet SmarterX’s New Ingredient Blender

Turning Product Risk Into Profit: How Smarter-1 Makes It Possible

Clean Beauty, Simplified: 5 Smart Swaps Anyone Can Make

The Most Common Product Data Mistakes—and the Smarter Way to Fix Them

RSLs and the Clean Beauty Revolution: Where We Are and Where We're Headed by 2025

December 6, 2024

The Great Battery Debate: Can You Just Toss Alkaline Batteries?

November 1, 2024

From Patch to Pouch: Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Nicotine Waste Regulations

October 30, 2024

Navigating Compliance in 3P Marketplaces: How SmarterX Ensures Safety and Compliance

September 7, 2024

What is paint? Composition, Safety, and Compliance in the CPG Industry

September 6, 2024

SmarterX & Pet Store Data: Unveiling PFAS and RSL Violations in Pet Products

September 2, 2024

Understanding Restricted Substance Lists (RSLs): Why They Matter and 2024 Trends

August 21, 2024

Comparing Clean Beauty Badging Criteria: Are Your Products Missing Out?

How Badges Increase Sales and Get Your Products on Retailers' Shelves

AI Council of Experts: Streamlining Decision-Making with Multi-Agent LLMs

MoCRA 2024: Data-Driven Strategies for Cosmetic Compliance

Expanding the Scope: Navigating New PFAS Regulations in Unexpected Categories

Revolutionizing Compliance: Harnessing AI for Sustainable Innovation in the CPG Industry

A smarter-1 Decision Lifecycle

F1 Scores: The Key to AI Model Performance

Leading with Data: The smarter-1 Approach to CPG Decision Making

Unlocking Retail Compliance: How SmarterX Identifies Regulated Products with Precision

The Unseen Lifecycle: Mastering End-of-Life Product Decisions in Retail

Unlocking E-Commerce Growth: How smarter-1 Powers Retail Expansion

RSL Monitoring: A new solution to accelerate sustainable and safe personal care and household product development.

Introducing smarter-1: The breakthrough AI model redefining product decision-making in CPG

Ensuring child safety: SmarterX's response to Reese's Law

Avoid Fines: Top Marketing Mistakes in Cosmetics Products

February 1, 2024

The Latest in CPG Regulations: August 2023

August 30, 2023

Demystifying 1,4 Dioxane: What you need to know

Selling consumer products in the US is complex.

January 24, 2023

Aquatic toxicity part II: precision and accuracy of classifications

December 7, 2020

Computer bits vs. California fish