Republican opposition to Califf over agency’s recent move to relax its Mifeprex restrictions is ominous since, in order be confirmed as commissioner, he’ll need enough GOP votes to make up for Democratic opposition over his opioid track record and connections to pharma industry.

Formed by the FDA in fall 2018 and convened in early 2020 for a public meeting, the Interagency Working Group on Asbestos in Consumer Products maintains that electron microscopy should be a first-line method for detecting asbestos in cosmetic talc and talc-containing products, and that labs should report elongate mineral particles beyond those classically understood as asbestos.

Industry continues working to support updated GRASE findings for UV filters avobenzone, homosalate, octinoxate, octisalate, octocrylene, oxybenzone, ensulizole and meradimate, which the FDA categorized more than two years ago as lacking data, a position it reprised in 2021 under its overhauled OTC monograph system.

Members of Congress in favor of giving FTC authority to impose monetary relief orders against firms linked to false advertising likely were caught off guard when West Virginia Democrat said he wouldn’t vote for legislation with $2.2 trillion for climate change, tax and social programs that President Biden made a primary plank of his Capitol Hill strategy and that the House passed in November.

US Hemp Roundtable submits comments on proposed rule as well as surveys hemp and cannabinoid product market stakeholders “to demonstrate the devastating impact the new rules would have on farmers, retailers and consumers.”

Cannabis-Derived Products Data Acceleration Plan aims to avoid same conclusion already found in FDA's more-than two-year search for information on using cannabis ingredients in supplements, food and beverages and personal care topicals: too little is available to determine safety.

Members of Congress in favor of giving FTC authority to impose monetary relief orders against firms linked to false advertising likely were caught off guard when West Virginia Democrat said he wouldn’t vote for legislation with $2.2 trillion for climate change, tax and social programs that President Biden made a primary plank of his Capitol Hill strategy and that the House passed in November.

There’s an increasingly familiar pattern to leading personal-care manufacturers’ benzene troubles in the states: Independent testing lab Valisure flags their product(s) as contaminated with the carcinogen; class actions file in federal courts; and, frequently, recalls are undertaken “out of an abundance of caution.”

Hydrocarbon-based propellants can harbor trace levels of benzene, among other impurities, when quality controls are insufficient. Leading brands’ antiperspirant and deodorant body sprays are the latest aerosol personal-care products identified by independent laboratory Valisure as contaminated with the carcinogen.

“There's been not enough investors' visibility to our consumer health business," recently promoted CEO Duato says at JP Morgan conference, With separate business, "investors are going to see the strength of our consumer health business, the number of iconic brands, the global scale and our penetration, the unique relationship that consumer have with our brands."

Germany's Innonature - which develops and markets supplements, superfoods and cosmetics for women - has been snapped up by Northern European private-equity firm Verdane.

The latest news from Europe's health, beauty and wellness markets: Nestlé is reducing its stake in L'Oréal to fund an expanded share buyback program; and Stada has opened in office in Sweden to manage the distribution and marketing of a portfolio of well-established Sanofi brands.

NARB panel concluded #1 claims challenged by Oral-B floss products marketer P&G aren’t supported by acceptable evidence that the type of product the claim referenced – flossers  – “is recognized as a consumer-relevant category."

The French beauty giant plans to launch its Colorsonic at-home hair color device with oscillating nozzle in early 2023. L’Oreal showcased the product, along with a breakthrough hair color “reader” and custom mixing system for salon use, at the CES 2022 tech show in Las Vegas.

“There's been not enough investors' visibility to our consumer health business," recently promoted CEO Duato says at JP Morgan conference, With separate business, "investors are going to see the strength of our consumer health business, the number of iconic brands, the global scale and our penetration, the unique relationship that consumer have with our brands."

Doubts about Coty’s “viability” have melted away with the return to growth of its Consumer Beauty division and momentum in its burgeoning skin-care and prestige cosmetics businesses. Coty now aims to beat the market with 6% to 8% compound annual revenue growth from fiscal 2022 through 2025.

E.l.f.’s core consumer proposition continues to focus on quality, innovative products at accessible prices, but the company also has been working to strengthen its “clean” credentials, reformulating more than 350 SKUs in recent months to ensure that its namesake brand is “100% clean” by year-end.

Retailer and consumer stockpiling in fear of supply chain disruptions drive double digit consumption growth for Prestige Consumer Healthcare’s Dramamine, Nix, Hydralyte and cough/cold brands. Brands drove total sales up 10.5% excluding impact of Akorn, to $12.4m in latest quarter. 

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

The French beauty giant plans to launch its Colorsonic at-home hair color device with oscillating nozzle in early 2023. L’Oreal showcased the product, along with a breakthrough hair color “reader” and custom mixing system for salon use, at the CES 2022 tech show in Las Vegas.

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

Formed by the FDA in fall 2018 and convened in early 2020 for a public meeting, the Interagency Working Group on Asbestos in Consumer Products maintains that electron microscopy should be a first-line method for detecting asbestos in cosmetic talc and talc-containing products, and that labs should report elongate mineral particles beyond those classically understood as asbestos.

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.

NARB panel concluded #1 claims challenged by Oral-B floss products marketer P&G aren’t supported by acceptable evidence that the type of product the claim referenced – flossers  – “is recognized as a consumer-relevant category."

Members of Congress in favor of giving FTC authority to impose monetary relief orders against firms linked to false advertising likely were caught off guard when West Virginia Democrat said he wouldn’t vote for legislation with $2.2 trillion for climate change, tax and social programs that President Biden made a primary plank of his Capitol Hill strategy and that the House passed in November.

NAD says “equivalized” sales data Perrigo submitted to support claim didn’t provide an accurate measure of flosser product category; instead, “un-equivalized” data P&G submitted were accurate measure. Perrigo counters that the decision conflated separate product categories as well as dismissed appropriate data.