OTC ANTIMICROBIAL PRODUCT EFFICACY TESTING PROCEDURES proposed by FDA "are not appropriate for measuring the efficacy of many consumer,...institutional and industrial antimicrobial products currently available over-the-counter," a coalition of industry associations told FDA in an Aug. 25 letter. Written in response to the June 17 antimicrobial tentative final monograph, the letter from the Nonprescription Drug Manufacturers Association, the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association and the Soap and Detergent Association asks FDA to extend deadlines for submitting comments and data on the TFM by six months.
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The US FTC’s contention that ‘notice and choice’ has failed as the cornerstone of consumer privacy regulation and must be abandoned in favor of data minimization and other more stringent measures does not adequately account for the complexity of business practices and consumer behavior, FTC commissioner Melissa Holyoak asserted at the NAD’s 2024 Annual Conference.
FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak says the agency has acted outside the bounds afforded by Congress, citing several areas within consumer protection, including a recent update to the final rule for the Health Breach Notification Rule and the commission’s use of notices of penalty offense to serve as the basis for Section 5 settlements.
At one year, TikTok Shop conjures the early days of Amazon, representing the ‘Wild West’ of beauty ecommerce, said co-founders of private label and contract manufacturing company KO-Pack at the IBA Cosmetics Convergence Fall 2024 Virtual Symposium, “The Promise and Pitfalls of TikTok Shop.”
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Committee voted 51-0 to approve five-year authorization of FDA program user fee program needed to support regulatory pathway for large majority of nonprescription drugs available in the US with amendment to expand stakeholder engagement with FDA.
Decision to reformulate Mucinex sinus products without phenylephrine hits Reckitt's Q2 sales but the firm says it is preparing for upcoming cold & flu season with new marketing push.
The Fragrance Creators Association President & CEO Farah Ahmed commends the Trump Administration for exempting from tariffs Indonesian goods not naturally available or produced in the US, which recognizes the “essential” role of fragrance and essential oils.
