The health claim “Affron contributes to maintain a healthy mood by reducing the negative traits of depressive and anxiety feelings” is one of four rejected by the European Commission in the first half of 2023.

An algae extract that is claimed to support the immune system while helping to protect against oxidative stress has obtained a positive opinion as a novel food in the European Union.

US Hemp Roundtable general counsel cautions congressional leaders about “agency’s misguided use of incomplete safety data as the basis for its continued refusal to regulate CBD as a dietary supplement or food additive.”

The health claim “Affron contributes to maintain a healthy mood by reducing the negative traits of depressive and anxiety feelings” is one of four rejected by the European Commission in the first half of 2023.

US Hemp Roundtable general counsel cautions congressional leaders about “agency’s misguided use of incomplete safety data as the basis for its continued refusal to regulate CBD as a dietary supplement or food additive.”

Pathway separate from FDA’s regulation of drugs and food would include rules on content limits, labeling, disclosure of ingredients– including assurances of no contaminants, and requirements to mitigate accidental ingestion.

Hydration Pharmaceuticals Company’s Hydralyte revenues come from limited footprint in rapidly growing sports beverage market while Prestige Consumer Healthcare’s Hydralyte footprint is limited only by not competing with Hydration Pharmaceuticals in US and Canada.

“For consumers around the globe, and the APAC market is a prime example, there is an ongoing shift from reactivity to proactivity,” explains Clasado Biosciences’ David Mharakurwa. Alongside an increasing awareness of the links between gut health and wellness, such trends are driving strong growth in the region for nutraceuticals like Clasado’s Bimuno GOS. 

Schwabe is looking to take a slice of Brazil's growing herbal medicines market by teaming up with local player Herbarium to launch a new joint venture in 2024.

US Hemp Roundtable general counsel cautions congressional leaders about “agency’s misguided use of incomplete safety data as the basis for its continued refusal to regulate CBD as a dietary supplement or food additive.”

Pathway separate from FDA’s regulation of drugs and food would include rules on content limits, labeling, disclosure of ingredients– including assurances of no contaminants, and requirements to mitigate accidental ingestion.

Stada Arzneimittel’s UK dietary supplement subsidiary Natures Aid is expanding its Mini Drops and Super Stars children’s wellness brands with new products.

Inflationary pressures and supply constraints led to volume declines at Bayer Consumer Health in Q1. However, price rises offset these headwinds helping the business to post a 4% rise in sales.

Perrigo reports $1.2bn net sales, up 13% excluding loss to foreign exchange or 6.4% on an organic measure excluding additions to its portfolio and other operating changes since the year-ago period, but also a $3m net loss.

At helm nearly five years with Perrigo continuing to navigate comprehensive turnaround with a target of returning to its historical profile of driving volume sales while keeping costs lower than is brand-name OTC drug competitors, he’s leaving at end of July.

John Villafranco, partner at Kelly Drye & Warren LLP, says the US FTC’s ability to obtain monetary relief using the penalty offense mechanism is questionable both on statutory and Constitutional grounds. Marketers faced with civil penalties – for example, for alleged inadequately substantiated health claims – should stand their ground, he suggests in a recent interview.

The European Commission is unlikely to address the diverging regulatory approaches to probiotic labeling across the EU during its current term, pointed out an expert advisor in a recent webinar. Even if the next Commission addresses the issue early on, it will still be at least four years before implementation of any changes, and this is an “optimistic view,” commented Fit for Future Platform stakeholder group member Lasse Hamilton Heidemann.

In addition to expanded guidance on “free of” claims, the American Cleaning Institute seeks additional guidance on claims related to compostability, degradability, recyclability and recycled content. Comments to the US FTC on proposed revisions to the agency’s “Green Guides” were due on 24 April.

Trademarks are registered and published for opposition with the US Patent and Trademark Office and are published weekly in the agency's Official Gazette.

Stada Arzneimittel’s UK dietary supplement subsidiary Natures Aid is expanding its Mini Drops and Super Stars children’s wellness brands with new products.

Trademarks are registered and published for opposition with the US Patent and Trademark Office and are published weekly in the agency's Official Gazette.

Stada Arzneimittel’s UK dietary supplement subsidiary Natures Aid is expanding its Mini Drops and Super Stars children’s wellness brands with new products.

Consumer healthcare innovation will take center stage at the OTC Marketing Awards 2023, which is now open for entries until 1 September.

When investigated for promoting apple cider vinegar as a treatment for a myriad of ailments, from lowering cholesterol to preventing colds and flu, UK-based Willy's told the country's advertising regulator that trials to substantiate these claims were "prohibitively expensive."

Renue By Science agrees with National Advertising Division recommendations to “clearly and conspicuously disclose” material connections in online advertising by employees, nonprofits and others offering sales to its supplements containing nicotinamide mononucleotide, quercetin or resveratrol.

Ad watchdog group Truth in Advertising, Inc. filed a complaint with the US FDA and FTC over Nutrafol hair growth supplement representations that the organization says are unapproved drug claims and/or don’t meet FTC standards for adequate substantiation, as well as alleged deceptive negative option practices.

Agency sends flares across wide field of advertisers illuminating the need for marketers to substantiate health claims. Reminder made brighter noting penalties of up to $50,120 per violation.