New OTC medicines for fungal nail infections and verrucas have been launched in the UK by Galderma, Reckitt Benckiser and Vemedia, while new foot-care products have also been introduced by Blistex, Epitact and Dermatonics.

RB didn't get help from consumer perception survey to support argument that "All In One" label statement is not claim the product treats all cold and flu symptoms. Council of Better Business Bureaus' division dismisses survey as faulty but approves RB's argument. NAD attorneys conclude 15- and 6-second TV and video "superhero 'movie trailer'” ads did not include "a sufficiently proximate and prominent list of symptoms" to counter "distracting features."

The Cosmetic Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act of 2019 has cleared key Senate committees, including Appropriations, and is now up for a third read on the Senate floor.

Speakers at ICMAD’s regulatory workshop in New York stressed the importance of CBD testing in today’s highly uncertain climate for hemp-based cosmetics. While rigorous testing can drive up costs and slow the path to market, it also could significantly reduce chances of safety, regulatory or legal issues down the line.

The Oakland, Calif.-based firm is cautiously projecting net sales declines of 4% to 8% in fiscal 2020, but is confident about its strategic redirection, which prioritizes packaging redesigns, first-to-mass items and “fewer, bolder product stories” under new marketing leadership brought on board in February from Shiseido.

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Legal dispute between FDA and Pharmanex decided in 1999 could be precedent for using hemp-derived ingredients including CBD in supplements, even though CBD already has been authorized for clinical drug evaluation and for use in a drug, says attorney Miriam Guggenheim.

"You need to demonstrate to the best of your ability that you can't get there with just the Drug Facts label," says ONDP Director Theresa Michele during presentation on the FDA office' work over the past year at Consumer Healthcare Products Association's annual regulations and science conference.

Supplement and food firms should "check to see if any ingredients they use may be affected or potentially contaminated by genetically engineered bio-synthesized ingredients,” said Jim Thomas, scientist and co-founder of ETC Group. Biotechnologies have emerged to yield ingredients for clean label products with organisms raised in ecosystems developed from processes that involve genetic engineering.

Panel discussions and public comments during FDA public meeting show industry sees agency, as it stated in draft NDI notification guidances published in 2011 and 2016, is allowing little room for innovation through making new ingredients available for use in VMS products. FDA says immense growth of the VMS market since DSHEA passed shows numerous products available in US contain substances that haven't been notified to the FDA with proof showing they are dietary ingredients and are safe for use.

While acknowledging concerns about oxybenzone, Consumer Reports maintains the importance of sunscreen to help prevent skin cancer and says oxybenzone-containing offerings continue to test best when it comes to broad-spectrum protection and minimal SPF “variation.”