Lead acetate’s use as a color additive in cosmetic products will no longer be authorized in the US beginning on 6 January 2022, and the agency will exercise enforcement discretion for a year afterward. A 2018 hearing request from hair dye marketer Combe Inc. was denied by the agency on 7 October.   

Agency safety communication says needle-free dermal filler “pens” sold OTC on social media could pose a serious risk to consumers. It's aware of serious injuries, including  permanent harm to skin, lips, or eyes with the use of needle-free devices for injection of lip and facial fillers.

FDA makes withdrawal effective on 31 December, also the deadline for firms manufacturing or compounding alcohol-based hand sanitizer products, and making alcohol for those products under temporary guidances, to cease production.

At NAD conference, Commissioner Slaughter identified “erroneous points of conventional wisdom that tend to undergird legal and policy debate about digital surveillance,” starting with privacy being “the key issue” and including “the FTC is toothless, absent new federal legislation.”

In January, the California Department of Public Health quietly added cosmetics to the list of products deemed adulterated if they contain cannabidiol or other hemp-derived substances, along with food products and dietary supplements. All that will change if/when Gov. Gavin Newsom signs AB-45.

Acting commissioner Woodcock reminds manufacturers and marketers that a consumer’s exposure to cannabidiol and other cannabinoids likely comes from using multiple products daily. “How do you control exposure of people in a nonprescription setting?”

Consumers can contact Coppertone for refunds for aerosol sunscreens found to contain benzene, a human carcinogen that should not adversely affect users at levels detected, the Beiersdorf brand says. More cosmetics regulatory and legal news in brief.

The EU Court of Justice will consider whether the EU General Court erred in affirming ECHA decisions that require Symrise to conduct new animal testing to assess the reproductive and other health effects of UV filters homosalate and octisalate. In recent failed bids for interim relief, Symrise argued that the animal testing is likely to cause “irreparable damage” to its interests.

Consumers nationwide are entitled to damages awards for physical injuries and economic harm incurred from purchasing and using ELC’s reformulated La Mer Eye Concentrate, according to a class action complaint against The Estee Lauder Companies in Illinois’ Northern District. ELC’s motion to dismiss is pending.

Firm recently announced a partnership with Taiwan-based augmented reality and artificial intelligence firm Perfect Corp., which should help drive digital engagement, bolster online sales, and provide data-driven personalization for brands including CoverGirl, Sally Hansen and philosophy, Coty says.

Firm extends invitation to startups in livestream commerce, shoppable media, group buying, and gaming commerce to submit for the chance to pitch to Unilever beauty brands as part of the company’s Positive Beauty Growth Platform.

Sale is among options it’s considering for materials business, which is currently “managed largely on a standalone basis.” Its health, nutrition and bioscience segments account for 80% to 85% of total sales and will operate as individual business groups.

Sequential Skin, whose genetic and microbiome home test kit sells for $149, raised $1.65m in a seed round announced on 11 October. The UK/Singapore biotech will use the funds to roll out the kit in the US while extending its B2B offering to skin care, hair care and health care companies for clinical trial and product validation purposes.

Firm recently announced a partnership with Taiwan-based augmented reality and artificial intelligence firm Perfect Corp., which should help drive digital engagement, bolster online sales, and provide data-driven personalization for brands including CoverGirl, Sally Hansen and philosophy, Coty says.

Garnier is formulating with less water, packaging with less virgin plastic, and kicking off a consumer outreach campaign to educate consumers and encourage them to take green steps as well. Recent launches from the brand include a Whole Blends Shampoo Bar range and new Fructis meeting of hair care with skin care.

Germany's PharmaSGP blamed ongoing lockdowns for falling first-half sales, but said it could see light at the end of the tunnel, with the OTC market expected to recover in the second half of the year.

Procter & Gamble Co.’s Beauty division has weathered COVID challenges exceptionally well thanks to its portfolio mix and the health of its brands going into the pandemic, Beauty CEO R. Alexandra Keith said at the Barclay Global Consumer Staples Conference on 9 September.

Inc. 5000 ranks the fastest-growing privately held companies in the US. With three-year growth of nearly 2,200%, Soapbox came in at No. 198 on the 2021 list, outpacing other beauty and personal-care companies that had enviable showings nevertheless in a year of unprecedented challenges.

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

Garnier is formulating with less water, packaging with less virgin plastic, and kicking off a consumer outreach campaign to educate consumers and encourage them to take green steps as well. Recent launches from the brand include a Whole Blends Shampoo Bar range and new Fructis meeting of hair care with skin care.

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

Lead acetate’s use as a color additive in cosmetic products will no longer be authorized in the US beginning on 6 January 2022, and the agency will exercise enforcement discretion for a year afterward. A 2018 hearing request from hair dye marketer Combe Inc. was denied by the agency on 7 October.   

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.

Agency safety communication says needle-free dermal filler “pens” sold OTC on social media could pose a serious risk to consumers. It's aware of serious injuries, including  permanent harm to skin, lips, or eyes with the use of needle-free devices for injection of lip and facial fillers.

At NAD conference, Commissioner Slaughter identified “erroneous points of conventional wisdom that tend to undergird legal and policy debate about digital surveillance,” starting with privacy being “the key issue” and including “the FTC is toothless, absent new federal legislation.”

Dark patterns, a “kind of a scary new phrase,” are “design choices that that manipulate users on a website into making choices that they wouldn't otherwise make,” says advertising law attorney Amy Ralph Mudge.