The European Commission should extend the proposed six-year deadline “significantly” for replacing microplastics in leave-on cosmetics such as sunscreens and nix microplastic labeling requirements for makeup, lip and nail products, says the Personal Care Products Council’s executive VP of global strategies Francine Lamoriello, calling the task before industry “huge.”

Agency employees will have on-site, telework and remote possibilities, but options will depend on the center, office and job duties.

Foreign cosmetic product manufacturers may avoid the Chinese market if burdensome registration requirements aren’t modified and fairness issues addressed, the trade association says in comments to the Office of the US Trade Representative.

Calling Congress’s failure to include cosmetic and dietary supplement riders in recent FDA user-fee reauthorization “a profound missed opportunity,” former FDA commissioners push for movement in the lame duck Congress in December.

More than 800 waivers have been filed by companies including Procter & Gamble, L’Oréal and Coty with the first deadline fast-approaching for limiting 1,4-dioxane in personal-care products under a law enacted in New York in 2019.

The Personal Care Products Council is engaging on state legislation for extended producer responsibility programs, which impose the cost of recycling plastic materials on manufacturers. Emerging bills to prohibit use of the ‘chasing arrows’ recycling symbol on consumer packaging also have the trade group’s attention.

Plaintiff Mark Ballotti alleges that 17 of 24 ingredients in Coppertone Pure & Simple SPF 50 Mineral Lotion are neither pure nor simple, “because they are made by mixing with other substances and materials and significantly modified,” in his complaint filed in Illinois’ Northern District.

Revlon settled similar litigation previously, while Bumble & Bumble was hit with a putative class action on 10 November in New York federal court alleging the blind and visually impaired are being denied equal access to its website due to design shortcomings.

Visitors to BB&B’s website were not informed and did not consent to its session replay “spyware,” which tracks how consumers interact with the site, “their mouse movements and clicks, keystrokes, search terms, information inputted into the website, and pages and content viewed,” the plaintiff says.

Estee Lauder’s agreement values Tom Ford Beauty and its trademarks at $2.8bn. Acquisition will “fortify" growth plans for the brand and help to fuel long-term luxury beauty momentum, says CEO Fabrizio Freda.

French firm Sephora returns to UK with online sale after 17 years following 2021 purchase of beauty e-commerce firm Feelunique. Sephora’s offering Feelunique line among 30 brands including Sephora Collections.

Givaudan will be working with LanzaTech NZ to develop fragrance ingredients the biotech way, and is launching a Silver Radiance program to meet the wellness needs of adults over the age of 55. Meanwhile, the firm’s fine fragrance sales in the first nine months of 2022 jumped 14.8%.

Procter & Gamble R&D aims to answer demand for "instant gratification" while the firm works to educate consumers on proper use of products for better experiences and improved brand loyalty, among other tactics discussed in its 17 November Investor Day presentation. 

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

Visitors to BB&B’s website were not informed and did not consent to its session replay “spyware,” which tracks how consumers interact with the site, “their mouse movements and clicks, keystrokes, search terms, information inputted into the website, and pages and content viewed,” the plaintiff says.

Estee Lauder’s agreement values Tom Ford Beauty and its trademarks at $2.8bn. Acquisition will “fortify" growth plans for the brand and help to fuel long-term luxury beauty momentum, says CEO Fabrizio Freda.

Prestige perfume and cosmetics manufacturer Inter Parfums raises 2022 outlook based on record October sales and expectations for strong holiday it will support with an aggressive promotional campaign.

Destocking of probiotics and vitamins as a result of softening consumer demand post-pandemic dragged on International Flavors & Fragrance’s Health & Biosciences business in the third quarter, while mid-teens growth in fine fragrance and fragrance ingredients drove 9% comparable sales growth for the New York firm’s Scent division, reported on 7 November.

Emeryville, CA-based Amyris launches the Stripes menopause care line with actress Naomi Watts, as well as Gen Z-targeted EcoFabulous skin care and cosmetics, acquired last year. The biotech projects its burgeoning Consumer business will grow more than 150% in 2022.

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.

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

Estee Lauder’s agreement values Tom Ford Beauty and its trademarks at $2.8bn. Acquisition will “fortify" growth plans for the brand and help to fuel long-term luxury beauty momentum, says CEO Fabrizio Freda.

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

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.