L'Oreal, S.A.: Signs definitive agreement with Dermtek Pharmaceuticals (Dorval, Quebec) to buy the Ombrelle sun care brand for an undisclosed cash sum, L'Oreal announced Oct. 27. The number-two sunscreen brand in Canada, according to L'Oreal, is available in SPF 15 and SPF 30 formulations and contains the active ingredient Parsol 1789. Ombrelle will give L'Oreal's North American marketing arm, Cosmair, the "opportunity to participate in the large and growing suncare market...and to work directly with the dermatologic medical profession," according to the firm. Dermtek had planned to launch Ombrelle into the U.S. with marketing support and Cosmair said it anticipates it will follow the company's original launch strategy. Dermtek Founder and Chair Robert Lavoie will assist Cosmair as a long-term advisor, the firm noted...
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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.
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A US House bill would give the FDA $33.1m more in budget authority than requested by the Trump Administration for fiscal year 2026. The measure was sent to the full House Appropriations committee on a party-line vote.
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