The latest European consumer health business news: BioGaia to distribute full probiotics portfolio in the UK; UAE's ADQ snaps up Switzerland's Acino; and Boots launches a personalized ad offering in the UK.

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.

HRA brings needed expertise in OTC switches to Perrigo, which regularly is first to launch generic equivalents for brand switches but its name hasn’t been linked to submitting proposals for making additional drug ingredients available OTC.

The latest appointments in Europe's consumer health industry: GSK promotes Davide Fanelli to lead its business in Spain; Stada appoints Marc van Boven to a newly-created role; and Sanofi hires Theresa von Fugle to manage its OTC operation in Germany.

The latest European consumer health business news: BioGaia to distribute full probiotics portfolio in the UK; UAE's ADQ snaps up Switzerland's Acino; and Boots launches a personalized ad offering in the UK.

Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson and Nestlé are among a group of companies supporting a European trial of digital watermark technology designed to reduce product packaging waste.

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.

Lowers Q3 net sales guidance to a decrease of 3.5% to 6.5% after previously forecasting a range between 5% growth and 1% decrease; for the year, it lowers previous estimate of 8.5% to 12.5% growth to net sales improving 4.5% to 8.5%.

Australian-heritage supplements brand Swisse saw sales grow double-digits in China in the first half of 2021, while also returning to growth in Australia and New Zealand.

Solgar Polska has been hit with a fine in excess of PLN1.5m for colluding with retailers to set minimum prices for its dietary supplements over almost a decade. The company denies any wrongdoing and has vowed to appeal the judgment.

The Federal Trade Commission’s claim for monetary relief against the Prevagen memory supplement marketer is dismissed by a New York district court judge, who cites a recent Supreme Court decision gutting the FTC’s long-favored mechanism for collecting monies under the FTC Act.

USDA proposes amending National Organics Program’s list of allowed and prohibited substances to remove non-organic whey protein, five other ingredients and eight colors from use in organic-labeled products.