Quirky L.A. makeup brand uses ferric ferrocyanide and ultramarines – color additives permitted only in externally applied cosmetics – in one of its Velvetines liquid-to-matte lipsticks, according to the agency's July 29 warning letter. The unapproved color-additive use renders the Lime Crime product adulterated, FDA says.
A July 29 FDA warning letter
to Lime Crime, Inc. serves as a reminder to industry that cosmetic colors must not only be approved, but also...
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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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If the European Commission is serious about improving the competitiveness of the European Union, it should ditch the idea of making commonly used OTC antimicrobials like thrush treatments and cold sore creams prescription-only, warns Greek Medicines Agency president Evangelos Manolopoulos
While sales of seasonal products struggled during Q1, Stada pointed to the continuing strength of its underlying Consumer Healthcare portfolio.
Results of survey found a majority of representative sample of US voters nationwide agree “current regulations should be updated and strengthened to protect consumers,” CHPA says.
