Growing use of "non-traditional preservative systems" has FDA's attention, and the agency is advising its inspectors and other compliance personnel to prioritize products labeled as "natural" and "no preservatives" in their sampling and analysis work. The agency's newly updated Cosmetics Compliance Program provides insight into areas of increasing focus for FDA officials.
Cosmetic products labeled as "natural" or preservative-free are top priorities in FDA's oversight work due to concerns about microbial contamination, based on an updated guide for internal use by agency personnel.
According to FDA, its "Compliance Programs provide instructions to FDA personnel for conducting activities to evaluate industry compliance with the...
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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But the Senate’s reduction would not be as much as the House of Representatives and President Trump proposed earlier this year, which is likely a win for the agency.
Scientific literature on potential link between prenatal acetaminophen exposure and neurological conditions “now includes FDA’s most recent epidemiological review” completed in May saying research results “insufficient to support a causal association.”
Consumer products companies have largely failed to respond to a survey that will help the California Air Resources Board develop future VOC regulations.
