Acne treatment study found set out to better understand the pathogenesis of pre-adolescent acne and the impact of OTC acne drug benzoyl peroxide after an earlier study showed treatment with ingredient significantly decreased alpha diversity on girls' skin.

P&G beauty division's sales grow on premium skin care lines and despite price increases as health care sales grow 5% on volume, particularly in oral care. Net earnings in latest quarter grow 9% to $2.78bn as results prompt investor activity with share price slipping 2.7% in trading at nearly twice average volume.

FDA asks RIJ Pharmaceutical, which recalled a dozen products last year, to provide plans for developing a solid water system design and mixing process. It warns private label manufacturer about contaminated, "‘super-potency" OTC drugs that resulted from GMP violations.

Trademarks registered and published for opposition with USPTO in Class 3 – cosmetics and cleaning Preps, and Class 5 –pharmaceuticals. Marks for vitamin, mineral and supplement products also are registered or published for opposition in both Class 3 and Class 5.

FDA moves ahead with its plan to survey the cosmetics industry on current manufacturing practices, with 900 companies selected for invitations to participate. More cosmetics news in brief.

The turnaround-minded direct seller confirmed in late March that it was in discussions with Natura about a potential transaction. Natura prides itself on its cruelty-free status, and Avon increasingly seems like it could be a good fit in that regard.

Acne treatment study found set out to better understand the pathogenesis of pre-adolescent acne and the impact of OTC acne drug benzoyl peroxide after an earlier study showed treatment with ingredient significantly decreased alpha diversity on girls' skin.

P&G beauty division's sales grow on premium skin care lines and despite price increases as health care sales grow 5% on volume, particularly in oral care. Net earnings in latest quarter grow 9% to $2.78bn as results prompt investor activity with share price slipping 2.7% in trading at nearly twice average volume.

The French cosmetics giant continues to benefit from Chinese millennials with voracious luxury appetites, posting 14% like-for-like growth in its Luxe division for the fiscal 2019 first quarter. L’Oreal’s Consumer Products business is improving as well, with a return to growth in Western Europe, while North America continues to struggle.

The Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act, S 214, would ban the sale of cosmetics developed with animal testing that’s conducted four years or more after enactment, ostensibly including testing undertaken to comply with foreign regulations. The sole exemption is for animal testing that is Health Canada-authorized.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest urges the US Food and Drug Administration to seize products from marketers of 15 dietary supplements that claim to treat nicotine addiction. In an April 24 letter, the advocacy group says none of the marketers could present evidence in support of claims promising quick relief from addiction and/or results comparable to FDA-approved Rx and OTC drug products.

Warning letter says Empire Distributors sold product branded “Rhino Black 5K Plus” that FDA analysis found contained sildenafil and tadalafil. FDA officials found on its websites, including an Amazon.com storefront, supplements bearing others brands used for products previously found with ED ingredients, including "Black Mamba Premium,” “Libigrow,” ““Rhino 25K,” and “Stamina-Rx.”

Endo Water researches Kansas; CannAmerica new packages, gummy flavors shipping; Profile's Elite brand blooms CBD Flower; NeutriSci, Falcon plan sublingual CBD tablet; Aleafia distributed metered-dose cannabis spray; Plus launches Classic Mint, makes CFO switch; BoxScore Brands pivots to CBD focus with new CEO; and Shineco, Datong JV for hemp supplement chain, DBD development.

S-equol in Equelle menopause supplement; antioxidant support for PTSD symptoms; supplement targets uremic toxins; green tea for heart health; and CartiJoint with Bio-Curcumin Curcugree.

Nutrition, health and wellness productfirm launches its CBD sales with Irwin's Naturals products and also offers SpaRoom oils. Green Gorilla and Folium Biosciences are the latest nutritional product firms to offer CBD-containing supplements in gummy format.

Annals of Medicine study finds at least 1,000mg/day calcium supplementation associated with increased risk of cancer, but no association of cancer and high levels of calcium from foods. Natural Products Association says study included an ‘unhealthy’ cohort of patients.

Consumers need more support to help them accurately interpret nutrition and health claims made on foods, including food supplements, a study across five EU markets suggests. Nutrition claims and health claims are regularly confused by consumers, and their technical wording often means they are misunderstood or not understood at all.

The European Medicines Agency is right now looking into how real-world data and evidence can be used to improve regulatory systems and extend access to OTC medicines within the European Union, the agency's executive director Guido Rasi told the recent AESGP Regulatory Conference in Amsterdam.