Walgreen Co. seeks to dismiss allegations in California’s Northern District that it unlawfully charges more for its OTC Hair Regrowth Treatment for women compared with a “functionally equivalent” offering for men. The suit follows “pink tax” litigation concerning Dove antiperspirants that defendants dismissed in July 2020, a decision affirmed by the Eighth Circuit in May.

Bausch Health says it’s continuing a recovery from the disaster previous management left, when the firm operated as Valeant Pharmaceuticals, even though it reported a $595m net loss for Q2. “We've been trying to solve this debt issue for the company,” says CEO Joseph Papa.

“We expect higher input costs and transportation costs to remain elevated for the rest of the year,” says CEO Matthew Farrell. Firms lowers full-year outlook for net sales growth from previous range of 5% to 6% to around 5%.

Round-up of Q2 and H1 financial results from three Europe-based consumer health companies: Alliance Pharma, Ipsen and Boiron.

P&G’s health care sector’s net sales grew 18% in its latest quarter. Continued growth across its sectors is critical in the face of expected $1.8bn in headwinds from commodity and freight costs in its FY2022.

House already passed legislation to amend Sec. 13(b) of FTC regulations and make explicit its authority to obtain injunctive and equitable relief in court, but differences in Democrat and Republican commission appointees' views on the authority was a key topic of discussion during a recent Energy and Commerce hearing.

Walgreen Co. seeks to dismiss allegations in California’s Northern District that it unlawfully charges more for its OTC Hair Regrowth Treatment for women compared with a “functionally equivalent” offering for men. The suit follows “pink tax” litigation concerning Dove antiperspirants that defendants dismissed in July 2020, a decision affirmed by the Eighth Circuit in May.

Industry and consumer advocates typically differ in their views on the California Department of Toxic Substances Control’s Safer Consumer Products work, and the DTSC’s investigation into hair-straightening chemicals is no exception. In any event, a Priority Product selection could be coming soon.

Mary Agrotechnologies CEO Frank Qin says he is “not too concerned” about China's recent  CBD cosmetics ban, despite his company's plans to build a 150,000 square-foot cultivation and extraction plant in Yunnan, with the aim of supplying the domestic CBD market and exporting overseas.

“We expect higher input costs and transportation costs to remain elevated for the rest of the year,” says CEO Matthew Farrell. Firms lowers full-year outlook for net sales growth from previous range of 5% to 6% to around 5%.

P&G’s health care sector’s net sales grew 18% in its latest quarter. Continued growth across its sectors is critical in the face of expected $1.8bn in headwinds from commodity and freight costs in its FY2022.

House already passed legislation to amend Sec. 13(b) of FTC regulations and make explicit its authority to obtain injunctive and equitable relief in court, but differences in Democrat and Republican commission appointees' views on the authority was a key topic of discussion during a recent Energy and Commerce hearing.

Bausch Health says it’s continuing a recovery from the disaster previous management left, when the firm operated as Valeant Pharmaceuticals, even though it reported a $595m net loss for Q2. “We've been trying to solve this debt issue for the company,” says CEO Joseph Papa.

Sanofi India – in which France’s Sanofi S.A. holds a controlling 60% stake – is to divest its Nutraceuticals business in a deal worth around $80m. 

Mary Agrotechnologies CEO Frank Qin says he is “not too concerned” about China's recent  CBD cosmetics ban, despite his company's plans to build a 150,000 square-foot cultivation and extraction plant in Yunnan, with the aim of supplying the domestic CBD market and exporting overseas.

WM Partners acquires Vega plant-based nutrition brand from Danone with plans to leverage its operational experience to grow the brand and tap Vega’s distribution to expand market for its existing portfolio of brands.

“We expect higher input costs and transportation costs to remain elevated for the rest of the year,” says CEO Matthew Farrell. Firms lowers full-year outlook for net sales growth from previous range of 5% to 6% to around 5%.

Round-up of Q2 and H1 financial results from three Europe-based consumer health companies: Alliance Pharma, Ipsen and Boiron.

Mary Agrotechnologies CEO Frank Qin says he is “not too concerned” about China's recent  CBD cosmetics ban, despite his company's plans to build a 150,000 square-foot cultivation and extraction plant in Yunnan, with the aim of supplying the domestic CBD market and exporting overseas.

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