Unilever settles class-action suits in three states related to alleged injuries from use of its Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion 30-Day Smoothing Kit, which plaintiffs claim was a powerful chemical relaxer rather than a non-toxic conditioning system as advertised. The firm will establish funds totaling more than $10 million to reimburse consumers for purchases and medical expenses.
Unilever PLC will reimburse consumers who bought a since-discontinued Suave hair-smoothing kit and dole out up to $25,000 per claimant for proven significant injuries linked to the product’s use under a settlement agreement announced Feb. 17.
According to court documents, Unilever and partner Les Emballages Knowlton, Inc
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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