Trademarks are registered and published for opposition with the US Patent and Trademark Office and are published weekly in the agency's Official Gazette.

While FDA continues posting announcements of recalls of hand sanitizers made by firms in Mexico and found to contain methanol, its latest recall records update also show Michigan Herbal Remedies recalled a total of 5,938 bottles of hemp oils due to elevated lead levels.

OTC marketing news from Germany: Bayer’s Talcid Liquid returns to pharmacy shelves, Stada extends its successful Probielle probiotics range and Dr Kade adds “gel” version of Riopan.

Perrigo is investing to grow its reinvigorated International consumer health business by acquiring three OTC skin-care brands from Sanofi. 

International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council of the Americas supports the maximum daily exposure limit but suggests FDA retain potency limit field until it finishes adding MDE information to avoid causing confusion.

Benefits of OTC monograph reform legislation passed in March likely will take at least several years, according to GAO report to Congress. It notes the FDA still is analyzing the legislation and it may need two years to add and train staff.

Personal-care and cosmetic product trademark filings compiled from the Official Gazette of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Class 3.

Personal-care and cosmetic product trademark filings compiled from the Official Gazette of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Class 3.

Perrigo is investing to grow its reinvigorated International consumer health business by acquiring three OTC skin-care brands from Sanofi. 

The Perfectio device marketer came away from the advertising industry’s self-regulatory process with a number of claims intact or mostly untouched, though it discontinued a couple going into the assessment and the National Advertising Division advised against a few others. The firm has pledged to comply “in the spirit of compromise.”

In the current economy, e.l.f.’s value messaging is resonating with new consumers, contributing to an 8% jump in its fiscal 2021 first-quarter sales. The company expects continued volatility, but is optimistic about its robust digital game, growing skin-care clout and a newly announced partnership with Alicia Keys that it says will yield much more than “just another celebrity beauty line.”

At-home nail and hair care and e-commerce were bright spots in a numbing second quarter for Revlon, which was hit hard by mass retail and salon channel closures at a time of ongoing transformation.

Trademarks are registered and published for opposition with the US Patent and Trademark Office and are published weekly in the agency's Official Gazette.

While FDA continues posting announcements of recalls of hand sanitizers made by firms in Mexico and found to contain methanol, its latest recall records update also show Michigan Herbal Remedies recalled a total of 5,938 bottles of hemp oils due to elevated lead levels.

As more and more dietary supplements flood the Irish market to meet the demand created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Ireland has joined a number of its EU neighbors in setting maximum levels for certain vitamins and minerals to protect consumer health.

Final rule amends FDA regulation on gluten-free labeling to provide alternative means for the agency to verify compliance. It will determine whether a firm is compliant from records it must maintain, and make available for inspection and copying, of the fermented or hydrolyzed supplements and food products bearing the claim.

Vitamin Shoppe names Muriel Gonzalez chief merchandising and marketing officer; Branded Legacy board member Jermaine Strong replaces CEO Ryan Medico; former Red Bull marketing head Gunning joins Mydecine; and CBD edibles, topicals firm sponsors X-Games athlete.

Should maximum levels of caffeine in food supplements be defined at a European level? A risk assessment commissioned by the Dutch health authority found evidence to suggest that the answer should be "yes."

The Japanese government has approved a raft of measures aimed at expanding the country's consumer health market, including reforms to an Evaluation Committee that has not lived up to its promise of expediting Rx-to-OTC switches. 

HBW Insight speaks to EU regulatory expert Amanda Isom of Bloom Regulatory Ltd about the current state of play in Europe’s CBD cosmetics market, reflecting on how it compares with the situation in US, and the EU market for CBD food supplements.

Recent surveys from consulting, retail analytics and e-commerce logistics firms support the views of leading beauty and personal-care companies that are modifying their approaches in light of consumers’ changing means and preferences during COVID-19.