FDA proposes to amend the OTC antiseptic drug product monograph to require more detailed safety and efficacy tests, pointing to mounting data that shows antibacterial wash products could pose health risks and contribute to increase antibacterial resistance.
Manufacturers may need to reformulate or re-label more than 2,000 OTC antibacterial soaps unless they can prove by December 2014 that the products are safe for long-term, frequent use and that they more effectively prevent illness than plain soap and water, FDA says.
The agency hopes to finalize a proposed rule by September 2016 to amend the tentative final monograph for...
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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A round up of the latest moves in Europe's consumer health market: Enzymatica appoints CEO; Haleon hires DACH marketing chief; Futura confirms interim CEO.
Children and young adults will in future learn more about responsible self-care, including when it is appropriate to see a pharmacist, specific instructions for dental health and information about health risks associated with smoking, vaping, and other nicotine products such as nicotine pouches.
Internal Revenue Code should include within its definition of “medical care” spending the consumers' purchases of supplement products based on labeling of FDA-approved health and structure/function claims, NPA CEO Daniel Fabricant says.
