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Aussie Regulator ID’s Underpreserved Cosmetics As Adverse-Event Contributor

 
• By Lauren Nardella

Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission says that 30% of all consumer product injury reports it received in the past year were associated with cosmetics, which it partially attributes to inadequate product preservation. In addition to promoting good manufacturing practices, the ACCC will be surveying cosmetic product labeling on a continuing basis.

Cosmetic adverse events comprised 30% of all consumer-product injury reports to Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission in the past year, and one official points to inadequate cosmetic product preservation as a culprit.

In an Oct. 22 speech at Australasian cosmetic trade association Accord’s Cosmetic and Personal Care Conference in Sydney, ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard noted that the number of injury reports...

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FTC Consumer Privacy Policy Driven By ‘Straw Man’ Arguments – Commissioner Holyoak

 
• By Eileen Francis

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.

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• By Eileen Francis

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• By Eileen Francis

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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EU Sunscreen Stakeholder Group Pushing For Legally Binding Text For Sun Protection

 
• By Eileen Francis

Personal care, EU government reps discussing a planned revision of the 2006 European Union Suncare Recommendation are pushing for a legally binding text, rather than the recommendation, and considering broadening the definition for sunscreen.

Loper Bright ‘Might Not Be Cataclysmic’ With FDA’s ‘Good Reputation’ For Science – Attorney

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Bridget Dooling, law school professor who reviewed draft regulations from FDA and other agencies as OMB attorney, says history of federal court decisions in litigation challenging FDA’s interpretation of statutes points to judges typically defer to agency decisions based in science.

IQVIA Consumer Health: Digestive Category Driving Global OTC Market Growth

 
• By David Ridley

An increasing awareness of and interest in gut health helped the global OTC market grow by 4.6% in value terms in 2024, according to IQVIA Consumer Health.