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FTC Updates Endorsement Guide Resource: 'What People Are Asking'

 
• By Ryan Nelson

Agency's updated FAQ web page tackles questions stakeholders have been asking in recent years about its Endorsement Guide, including the appropriate way to provide disclosures on social-media platforms and the responsibilities of companies using large networks of bloggers and other influencers to promote products.

The Federal Trade Commission has updated its "What People Are Asking" web page to provide clarification on parties' responsibilities when it comes to endorsements and testimonials in advertising, addressing disclosures made on Twitter, in uploaded videos and in the context of social-media "likes," among other issues.

In a May 29 blog post, FTC Senior Attorney Lesley Fair notes that five years have passed since the agency revised its Guides Concerning Use of Endorsements and...

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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.”

Final Chance To Have Your Say: Take Our Reader Survey This Week

 
• By Ryan Nelson

Editor’s note: This is your final call to participate in the survey to better understand our subscribers’ content and delivery needs. The deadline is 20 September.

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FDA Draft Guidance Waves Green Flag On Changing Color Additives For Drugs In US

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

In a nod to drug manufacturers’ potential interest in moving to natural alternatives for petroleum-based synthetic dyes the agency intends to remove from use, document explains process for asking for approval for “any dye, pigment, or other substance that can impart color to a food, drug, cosmetic,

Urgo Makes Moves In Poland And Belgium

 
• By Tom Gallen

French consumer health player Urgo has added to its dietary supplements offering with separate deals in Poland and Belgium.

Cosmetics Industry: Push Congress To Apply Pressure On MoCRA – Attorney

 
• By Eileen Francis

The US cosmetics industry, particularly small- and medium-sized businesses, should reach out to their representatives in Congress to encourage pressure on the US Food and Drug Administration to implement cosmetics reform, despite agency staff cuts.