Eileen Francis
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US Senate Considers State-Level EPR Recycling Programs While Mulling Federal Role
The US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discussed state extended producer responsibility programs with stakeholders including S.C. Johnson & Son at a 6 March hearing to consider what the “proper role” of the federal government should be to address the plastic waste crisis. Two recycling bills passed the Senate a week later that could help set the stage.
Fighting Fake Beauty: Brands Must Take Bolder Action To Make Counterfeiters Think Twice
Attorneys presenting at the Personal Care Product Council’s 2024 annual meeting outlined measures beauty companies can take to protect their IP and combat counterfeiting operations. While marketing of sham products is not going to stop, companies can cultivate “a reputation within the counterfeiting community of being one of the brands that genuinely understands how to disrupt counterfeiters.”
NAD Provides ‘Clean’ Beauty Claims Guidance With Biossance Decision
Emeryville, CA-based Amyris agreed to the National Advertising Division’s recommendations to qualify a ‘clean ingredients’ claim for its Biossance skin-care line and to modify a statement about the number of sharks its biotech squalane-based products save annually.
Cetaphil Fuels Galderma In 2023; Glytone Skin Care Acquired; IFF Ad Campaign; Cosmetics News
Hackensack, NJ-based Clinical Skin acquires French company Pierre Fabre Laboratories’ Glytone brand for an undisclosed sum, while Miami-based Leste Group buys a ‘significant’ stake in Prestige Cosméticos, a Brazilian distributor of luxury perfumes and cosmetics. More cosmetics news in brief.
‘The Sky Is The Limit’: NIVEA Hits $5Bn Sales Mark With Ample White-Space Opportunity Ahead
Beiersdorf reports its NIVEA skin care brand recorded organic growth of 16.2% in 2023, representing its strongest sales this century as it prepares to enter new categories and geographies. The brand is not yet available in 60% of the global face-care market, says CEO Warnery.
Historic UN Treaty On Plastic Pollution Targets Cosmetic ‘Nano-Plastics’ At Zero-Draft Stage
The United Nations treaty on plastics pollution, considered ‘the most important climate deal since Paris,’ stands to have a direct impact on the cosmetics industry, potentially by targeting intentionally added nano-plastics in addition to microplastics in cosmetics, says attorney Melissa Kopolow, who spoke at the Personal Care Products Council’s annual meeting in Miami on 27 February.