Garbriel Letizia Jr., and employees at AMA Laboratories “at his direction,” defrauded customers of more than $46m by testing products on materially lower numbers of subjects than specified and paid for by the customers.

Bundled within the draft FDA Safety and Landmark Enhancements Act are federal cosmetics reform provisions that would require facility registration and product listings with the US FDA, adverse event reporting and good manufacturing practices, while empowering the agency to order product recalls, access company records, and suspend dangerous operations.

The European Chemicals Agency is targeting the back half of 2022 for guidance on revised information requirements for substances registered under REACH, following a European Commission regulation published in March.

Bundled within the draft FDA Safety and Landmark Enhancements Act are federal cosmetics reform provisions that would require facility registration and product listings with the US FDA, adverse event reporting and good manufacturing practices, while empowering the agency to order product recalls, access company records, and suspend dangerous operations.

The Personal Care Products Council and other industry groups suggest they will support AB 2771 if amendments are made to promote international harmonization, among other changes. Already they advocated successfully for the bill’s scope to be limited to intentionally added PFAS, not “the mere presence of trace levels of fluorine in the product.”

While types of unsupported claims were no different than those advertisers made when US was hit it by other widespread health emergencies, digital capabilities made advertisers’ response to COVID-19 different, says Rich Cleland, FTC Consumer Protection Bureau attorney.

A class action in California federal court targets Morphe Cosmetics for the sale and marketing of eyeshadows containing unapproved colors for eye-area use that three consumers say inflicted physical injury. They seek to represent consumers nationwide, citing breach of warranties, negligence, false advertising, and other claims.

Doesn’t take long to find health and wellness product marketers on list of direct sellers or find firms offering those products in the FTC's history of enforcement actions in the sector. 

Activist investment group Tulipshare’s proposal that J&J fully cease sales of talc-based powders didn’t receive a majority of votes in favor during firm's annual meeting and won’t be forwarded for board’s consideration. Separate proposal for an audit into whether firm marketed products to minority women asbestos concerns was sent to the board.

With ED ingredients frequently mentioned as OTC switch candidates in US, Hims & Hers Health is another latest direct-to-consumer marketer establishing network of retailers to offer potential OTC ED drug as it makes its consumer health and personal care products available in stores.

With latest results , Dutch firm notes its “Health, Nutrition & Bioscience (HNB) structure became effective” at the start of the year. Structure includes food and beverage and animal nutrition and health groups as well as human health, nutrition and care.

Response to sale of Unilever’s direct selling business in Thailand, Unilever Life, like its recent failed bid for GSK consumer and its elimination of 1,500 management staff, exposes disconnect between its priorities and its shareholders preferences.

“If you took all of these markets where people brush their teeth less than one time a day and just moved it to one time a day, you would increase the volume size of the category by 40%,” noted Colgate-Palmolive’s John Faucher in a 19 May presentation at the Goldman Sachs Global Staples Forum.

L’Oréal is the most valuable beauty brand globally, according to consultancy Brand Finance’s annual report from its methodology ranking 50 most valuable brands in cosmetics, skin care, hair care and personal care. Estee Lauder ranked second.

New York firm International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. aims to stand out in 2022 with an R&D pipeline that includes probiotics, plant-based protein and biodegradable fragrances, says CEO Frank Clyburn, speaking in his first quarterly earnings presentation since taking the helm in February.

Consumers’ return to the office, increased socialization and time spent outdoors in the second quarter translated to strong growth in Edgewell’s Sun and Skin Care division. Meanwhile, DTC women’s shave brand Billie – acquired last year for $310m – contributed more than five points of net top line growth in the quarter, company leadership said.

New York firm International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. aims to stand out in 2022 with an R&D pipeline that includes probiotics, plant-based protein and biodegradable fragrances, says CEO Frank Clyburn, speaking in his first quarterly earnings presentation since taking the helm in February.

Expecting China to evolve into the largest prestige beauty market in the world, Coty believes it is well-positioned to benefit as one of the fastest-growing beauty firms in the country as consumers increasingly flock to fragrance. The firm’s Asia Pacific sales grew 9% in the fiscal third quarter, reported, to $158.1m.

L’Oréal is the most valuable beauty brand globally, according to consultancy Brand Finance’s annual report from its methodology ranking 50 most valuable brands in cosmetics, skin care, hair care and personal care. Estee Lauder ranked second.

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

High costs pummeled Q1 results down 17.9% to $559m. Net sales were up 1.5% to $4.39bn, with price hikes made late in quarter driving a 4% increase in organic sales. Hong Kong firm Hawley & Hazel Co., 50% owned by Colgate since 1985, relaunches Chinese name of its Darlie brand oral care line as Haolai.

A class action in California federal court targets Morphe Cosmetics for the sale and marketing of eyeshadows containing unapproved colors for eye-area use that three consumers say inflicted physical injury. They seek to represent consumers nationwide, citing breach of warranties, negligence, false advertising, and other claims.

Garbriel Letizia Jr., and employees at AMA Laboratories “at his direction,” defrauded customers of more than $46m by testing products on materially lower numbers of subjects than specified and paid for by the customers.

The Personal Care Products Council and other industry groups suggest they will support AB 2771 if amendments are made to promote international harmonization, among other changes. Already they advocated successfully for the bill’s scope to be limited to intentionally added PFAS, not “the mere presence of trace levels of fluorine in the product.”

Doesn’t take long to find health and wellness product marketers on list of direct sellers or find firms offering those products in the FTC's history of enforcement actions in the sector. 

While types of unsupported claims were no different than those advertisers made when US was hit it by other widespread health emergencies, digital capabilities made advertisers’ response to COVID-19 different, says Rich Cleland, FTC Consumer Protection Bureau attorney.

Consumer Protection, Product Safety And Data Security Subcommittee hearing ventures past enforcement against false advertising for COVID-19 products and sales of fraudulently labeled products to criticism of e-commerce and social media providers for not keeping those products off their digital platforms.