While FDA’s OTC drug monograph system is an “appropriate and rational framework” for regulating cosmetic-drug products, greater transparency and more regular communication with industry are needed, according to the Personal Care Products Council’s Elizabeth Anderson, executive VP-legal and general counsel, who offered comments March 25 at a public hearing on potential improvements to the process.
There is nothing wrong with FDA’s over-the-counter drug monograph system – as designed – but marked improvements are needed for the system to function at a level that promotes industry and consumer confidence, leadership from the Personal Care Products Council says.
In comments offered at a March 25 public hearing held at FDA’s White Oak campus in Silver Spring, Md., Elizabeth...
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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Kenvue's Nicorette QuickMist becomes the first product in Australia to be approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for the treatment of nicotine vaping dependence.
HBW Insight catches up with PA Consulting's personalization and consumer expert Rhea Patten to find out what “vibes” are and how understanding this aspect of “consumer centricity” better can help consumer health companies grow their brands.
Suddenly the leadership changes at the US FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research have begun to feel like a soap opera. That is not a recipe for regulatory predictability.
