China took steps earlier this year to begin phasing out required animal-testing for selected cosmetic products; however, the Chinese government has yet to approve any alternative assessment methods. Nonprofit organizations and leading firms such as L’Oreal are focused on helping stakeholders to incorporate in vitro test methods internally and develop their scientific and technical know-how as the regulatory picture crystallizes.
Despite evolving infrastructure for alternative cosmetic testing in China, the regulatory climate remains hazy, according to L’Oreal SA, which recently obtained a license to market Episkin reconstructed skin models in the country for testing substances without the use of animals.
“Today there are no regulatory alternative methods accepted in China,” a L’Oreal rep said
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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US Customs and Border Protection’s program allowing companies to recoup fees for imported goods that were destroyed or exported is applicable in the case of most of President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. However, most cosmetic companies don’t make use of it.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. emphasized administrative cost reductions and defended budget decisions during a Senate hearing on HHS funding. Some senators, however, expressed concerns over the impacts spending cuts had on essential health programs.
In categories like cough & cold and gastrointestinal, OTC products have a pivotal role to play in helping Recordati hit its sales targets for the 2025-2027 period.
