Walmart Inc. sent a brief to all its beauty and personal-care vendors detailing expectations for brands and other partners under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act, noting violations of the law breach its supplier agreements.

The US FDA should use guidance or rulemaking to clarify MoCRA provisions related to adulteration, Amin Wasserman Gurnani attorney Angela Diesch suggested at the Independent Beauty Association’s Cosmetics Convergence Spring Symposium. Attendees also sought her take on whether the agency’s new recall authority is likely to spell an increase in cosmetic product recalls.

Companies considered producers of single-use packaging in Oregon, Colorado and California must register with Circular Action Alliance, the leading (and currently only) producer responsibility organization, by 1 July 2024 under new state recycling laws.

Exclusion from procurement processes, confiscation of revenues, and a fine of at least 4% of annual turnover are some of the penalties the European Parliament is considering for greenwashing as part of its position on the EU Green Claims Directive. 

The US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discussed state extended producer responsibility programs with stakeholders including S.C. Johnson & Son at a 6 March hearing to consider what the “proper role” of the federal government should be to address the plastic waste crisis. Two recycling bills passed the Senate a week later that could help set the stage.

White House’s 1,298-page budget request published on 11 March includes around $2m more than the agency’s total FY2024 spending Congress approved on 8 March and the president signed the next day. Of FDA’s total FY2025 spending $3.286bn would come from user fees.

The Personal Care Products Council seeks to stem the rising tide of titanium dioxide Proposition 65 lawsuits, requesting that a California court prohibit the state’s Attorney General and private enforcers from filing and/or prosecuting new suits against cosmetics companies failing to warn about potential TiO2 exposure.

Artificial intelligence opportunities are on the rise for marketers, including in the beauty and personal-care sectors. Reed Smith partner Stacy Marcus offers advice on staying compliant with US consumer protection and copyright laws in this rapidly changing world.

Benzoyl peroxide-based acne drug products and their alleged proclivity to become contaminated with carcinogenic benzene are at the center of putative class actions filing against L’Oreal in federal courts around the US.

With NIVEA driving growth in its Consumer division, German firm Beiersdorf AG has signed a multi-year deal with Rubedo Life Sciences to develop anti-aging solutions and new products for the global market. More beauty business news, including L’Oreal, Inter Parfums, Galderma, and LVMH/Sephora sales updates.

Shiseido and Kao report China and travel retail were significant headwinds in 2023, though both expect smoother sailing ahead. More beauty news in brief.

Splitting off Avon as its own publicly traded company would unlock shareholder value and provide shareholders with greater visibility into the entities’ performance and potential, Natura says. Sephora sales fueled 20% reported growth in LVMH’s Selective Retailing business in 2023. More beauty news.

With NIVEA driving growth in its Consumer division, German firm Beiersdorf AG has signed a multi-year deal with Rubedo Life Sciences to develop anti-aging solutions and new products for the global market. More beauty business news, including L’Oreal, Inter Parfums, Galderma, and LVMH/Sephora sales updates.

Firm hosts groundbreaking for 290,000 square-foot global headquarters it’s having built in Summit, NJ, starting with 100,000 square-foot science and innovation and expected to open in 2025.  It announced adding Russell Dyer as chief corporate affairs officer starting 13 March.

Procter & Gamble reports strong consumer spending in the US and Europe after a 3% increase in product pricing over the past year. Dragging on fiscal third-quarter results, sales of SK-II in China fell 30% for the January-March period, while lower incidence of cough and cold impacted Health Care performance.

With NIVEA driving growth in its Consumer division, German firm Beiersdorf AG has signed a multi-year deal with Rubedo Life Sciences to develop anti-aging solutions and new products for the global market. More beauty business news, including L’Oreal, Inter Parfums, Galderma, and LVMH/Sephora sales updates.

Procter & Gamble reports strong consumer spending in the US and Europe after a 3% increase in product pricing over the past year. Dragging on fiscal third-quarter results, sales of SK-II in China fell 30% for the January-March period, while lower incidence of cough and cold impacted Health Care performance.

Bolingbrook, Ill.-based Ulta Beauty, Inc. will make its international debut in Mexico, a "sizable, growing” market that represents "significant beauty opportunity," says CEO David Kimbell in the firm’s a fiscal 2023 fourth-quarter earnings presentation.

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.

Less than a month into launching sales of first oral contraceptive approved for US OTC sales, Perrigo announces multi-year partnership with WNBA focused on building confidence, strength and health equity for women.

With NIVEA driving growth in its Consumer division, German firm Beiersdorf AG has signed a multi-year deal with Rubedo Life Sciences to develop anti-aging solutions and new products for the global market. More beauty business news, including L’Oreal, Inter Parfums, Galderma, and LVMH/Sephora sales updates.

The Personal Care Products Council seeks to stem the rising tide of titanium dioxide Proposition 65 lawsuits, requesting that a California court prohibit the state’s Attorney General and private enforcers from filing and/or prosecuting new suits against cosmetics companies failing to warn about potential TiO2 exposure.

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

FTC Division of Marketing Practices assistant director concerned direct selling self-regulation group’s guidance “will encourage deceptive conduct and facilitate deceptive earnings claims.” DSA president says the concerns might reflect the thinking of agency’s staff more than the intent of the agency’s regulations.

Exclusion from procurement processes, confiscation of revenues, and a fine of at least 4% of annual turnover are some of the penalties the European Parliament is considering for greenwashing as part of its position on the EU Green Claims Directive. 

Some advertisers try to avoid scrutiny of regulators and the National Advertising Division when making health-related claims by making a claim “softer.” Annie Ugurlayan, NAD’s assistant director, offers advice on assuring substantiation and a health claim match.