The future of California Proposition 65 litigation against manufacturers, distributors and retailers of coal tar-containing dandruff shampoos, soaps and ointments could become clearer at a March 16 status conference in San Francisco state court.
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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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HBW Insight catches up with sustainability expert Jasper Crone to find out what consumer health companies need to know about the European Commission's Omnibus simplification package.
Challenged advertising, which appeared in a TV commercial, in-store displays and advertising on social media, included express claims “It’s a better mouthwash. I guarantee it.” and “I guarantee it. – ‘Dr. Harold Katz.’”
Prominent trade groups call on the European Commission to improve risk assessment of innovative food products by making changes to processes at the European Food Safety Authority.
