In an exclusive interview with “The Rose Sheet,” PCPC’s new Chief Scientist Beth Lange cites familiar challenges, including the need to combat misinformation regarding cosmetic ingredient safety. Formerly chief scientific officer at Mary Kay, Lange hopes to draw from her experience educating beauty consultants when engaging NGOs and addressing consumer concerns.
Dr. Beth Lange, the Personal Care Products Council’s third chief scientist within the last three years, inherits an ongoing challenge for the trade group – championing sound science at a time when public opinion regarding cosmetic safety issues is colored largely by emotion and misinformation.
Formerly Chief Scientific Officer at Mary Kay, where she headed the direct seller’s global research and development program, overseeing product...
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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Packaging producers subject to Colorado’s Extended Producer Responsibility program that have not registered with the organization running the program will no longer be able to sell in the state starting 1 July.
A round-up of the latest European health & wellness appointments: Workman re-elected AESGP chair; PGEU names 2026 leadership; Nicapur gets managing director.
Market growth and product innovations are continuing as FDA looks to Congress for authorization to establish regulatory pathway agency says it needs to determine whether to allow hemp-derived ingredients in food, dietary supplements and non-drug topicals including cosmetics.
