Henderson, Nev.-based Research It! filed a petition on behalf of COPA Distributions Oct. 19 for the use of the combination of pyrogallol and ferrous sulfate as a color additive in hair dyes. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review panel found pyrogallol "safe as used" as a hair dye ingredient in its final report in 1992. However, the ingredient is prohibited under the EC cosmetics directive. FDA published a notice of the petition in the Dec. 8 Federal Register
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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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Norway becomes the third European country to approve OTC sales of tadalafil. Cialis reseptfri will “soon be on shelves,” Opella says, with the launched being planned in partnership with Stada Arzneimittel.
Private equity firm Avista attracted by PK Benelux' "leadership in innovation" in the Dutch vitamins, minerals and supplements market.
Alliance of Natural Health launches initiative to change FDA’s use of “significant scientific agreement” standard for allowing health claims with a citizen petition for approval of 118 nutrient-disease health claims.
