G&S, which manufactures personal-care products for hotels and spas worldwide, recalled more than 2 million potentially contaminated units of bath and body products last year, but its regulatory compliance issues are not behind it yet. In a March 16 warning letter, FDA cites the firm for inspection failings and product sample analyses that render its products adulterated under US cosmetics law.

Plaintiffs allege that Coppertone sunscreens are deceptively labeled as “mineral-based” when they contain a larger percentage of chemical active ingredients than mineral active ingredients. On 31 July, California’s Northern District roundly rejected defendants’ motion to dismiss.

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.”