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Cosmetic Ingredient Use Under Feinstein Bill; Where Does CIR Come In?

 
• By Ryan Nelson

Whereas previous industry-backed legislation would have made final Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety determinations de facto FDA requirements unless the agency concluded differently, CIR would play a less conspicuous role in national cosmetics oversight under the proposed Personal Care Products Safety Act. Meanwhile, manufacturers would be required to file ingredient statements with FDA and attest to product safety, with opportunities for FDA to rebut their assertions and even suspend their distribution activities.

Cosmetic manufacturers would be required to submit ingredient statements to FDA for every product they market, “including a range of possible amounts of each ingredient,” and attest to the safety of the ingredients, their concentrations and the product as a whole under the Personal Care Products Safety Act, unveiled April 20.

Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel safety assessments presumably would suffice as “adequate evidence” to back companies’ ingredient safety assertions.

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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.

FTC’s New Commissioner ‘Dismayed’ By Agency Overreach

 
• By Eileen Francis

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. 

Beauty Brands Not On TikTok Shop ‘Really Missing Out’ – KO-Pack

 
• 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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• By Ryan Nelson

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Haleon Takes Full Control Of China JV

 
• By Tom Gallen

Haleon finalizes deal to make its China joint venture a wholly-owned subsidiary in move to "drive category growth in one of the fastest growing OTC markets globally."

Perrigo Combines Americas, International Leads Into Global Post In Latest Move To Boost Results

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Roberto Khoury, Perrigo’s international lead for a year, moves to CCO while his counterpart for the Americas region appointed in September 2023, Catherine "Triona" Schmelter, is leaving with her post eliminated in the firm’s changes.

ECHA Adds Two Cosmetic/Personal Care Silicones To REACH Candidate List

 
• By Eileen Francis

ECHA has added two silicone ingredients used in cosmetics and personal care products to the REACH Candidate List as they are persistent and have bioaccumulative properties, requiring companies to notify customers and update safety data sheets if concentrations exceed 0.1%.