Though the firm claims to have come a long way in improving management of OTC pharma quality control since its 2009/2010 recalls, a May 22 warning letter regarding post-market monitoring and pre-market notifications for K-Y moisturizers suggests consumer devices are not getting the same level of attention.
Two years into its OTC drug quality-control remediation program, Johnson & Johnson has received an FDA warning letter concerning the firm’s handling of consumer complaints for consumer products regulated as devices.
The May 22 letter cites violations related to K-Y brand moisturizers, O.B. tampons and Reach dental floss and suggests that...
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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FDA’s fourth approval in past two months for color derived from natural sources to use in foods is Gardenia Blue Interest Group’s color additive petition for gardenia blue. Lycored launches StellarYellow and C Clear as alternatives for synthetic dyes yellow Nos. 5 and 6 and OrangeOvation C Clear for
Stada's Serbian subsidiary Hemofarm has enhanced its offering in the dietary supplements category with the acquisition of Fortacell from Goodwill Pharma.
Subcommittee members aren’t on same page about whether FDA staff cuts ordered by the Trump administration will prevent the agency from fulfilling its responsibilities for the OTC drug sector.
