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PCPC: Cosmetic Legislation A Long Shot In 2016, But Objectives Are Clear

 
• By Lauren Nardella

The Personal Care Products Council isn't counting on the Personal Care Products Safety Act to pass in 2016, but compromise efforts to reconcile that bill and the Cosmetic Modernization Amendments supported by small business could be the ticket to reform in the 115th Congress, the trade group suggests. PCPC execs discussed the current legislative landscape at the group's annual meeting in Palm Beach, Florida.

Federal cosmetics legislation with the best chance at passing likely will be a compromise between the two reform bills currently pending on Capitol Hill, which likely will have to wait for the next Congress, according to Personal Care Products Council leadership.

The Personal Care Products Safety Act and Cosmetic Modernization Amendments of 2015, introduced last year in the Senate and House,...

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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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People On The Move: Appointments At Pharma Deutschland, AMA, FSA

 
• By Tom Gallen

A round-up of the latest people moves: Pharma Deutschland names head of new OTC Market division; the African Medicines Agency appoints director general; the UK's Food Standards Agency adds members to novel foods committee.

Haleon Study: Self-Care Policies Could Save Finland €60m Per Year

 
• By David Ridley

Creating a working group to drive Rx-to-OTC switch is one of the ways in which Finland could expand self-care and save €60m per year for the country's health system, suggests a recently published report commissioned by Haleon.

Moberg Nail Fungus Line Takes Lead In Norway As Firm Plots EU Expansion

 
• By Tom Gallen

Terclara - Moberg’s proprietary topical formulation of terbinafine for fungal nail - has established itself as the market leader in Norway just months after its OTC launch. The firm is now plotting its expansion to additional EU markets.