SpaSysteme for hands, cuticles and nails available from Styling Technologies. A 2 oz. jar of Buff Skin Polishing Gel, with sea quartz and lactic acid for exfoliation, retails for $10.98. XTASEA, a 2 oz. seaweed masque for $10.98, utilizes a marine algae complex to moisturize hands, natural fruit acids to dissolve dry skin and triglycerides and liposomes to "smooth and plump." Drench completes the set with its cuticle creme containing marine extracts, passion flower and chamomile to "soothe and moisturize" dry cuticles, while lavender, lemon balm and ylang ylang promote healthy nail growth. A .5 oz. jar is available for $8.98
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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.
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A panel of regulatory pros offered stakeholders tips for avoiding FDA citations after facility inspections. The July 29 webinar, hosted by ProPharma and Hyman Phelps and McNamara, follows the agency’s May announcement that it plans to up random foreign inspections.
When consumer health and beauty firms announce results for current quarter, they likely will note trend many reported after first quarter, an uptick in revenues and volume due to consumer concern about Trump’s tariffs gambit leading to higher product prices.
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