Cosmetic Ingredient Review’s Infant Resource Document provides the organization’s perspective on neonatal and infant skin and chemical absorption risks to guide the CIR Expert Panel’s future reviews and development of related reports. Generally, the group believes the stratum corneum is an effective barrier in infants at or around birth, but infants’ ability to metabolize chemicals versus that of adults is not as well understood, according to the draft document, which the panel will review at its meeting in June.
In June, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel will revisit an Infant Resource Document, which lays out the group’s existing knowledge and outlook on newborn and infant skin and whether babies are uniquely vulnerable to health risks associated with topically applied cosmetic ingredients.
According to a draft of the report, which amends a version discussed in late 2012, “the information currently available in...
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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What's going on with the EU Green Claims Directive? HBW Insight speaks to the European Commission, Parliament and Council to find out why trilogue negotiations seem to have stalled.
Development of the user fee commitment letter largely takes place behind closed doors between industry and FDA. Outside groups see the upcoming negotiation cycle as a chance to change this and other agency information blocks by reminding Commissioner Makary of his commitment to transparency.
On International Self-Care Day 2025 (July 24) PAGB releases its latest Self-Care Census which finds self-care confidence declining in the UK and AESGP launches a digital platform showcasing national-level self-care initiatives.
