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WEN Hair-Loss Reports Underscore Need For Regulatory Reform – EWG

 
• By Lauren Nardella

EWG believes the Personal Care Products Act, which would mandate adverse-event reporting to FDA, could help to ensure that consumer injuries from cosmetic use do not reach the scale alleged in class actions targeting Guthy-Renker, which markets WEN by Chaz Dean Cleansing Conditioners. According to one suit filed in California district court, the firm has received more than 17,000 complaints of significant hair loss following product use.

The "avalanche" of hair-loss complaints associated with use of WEN by Chaz Dean Cleansing Conditioners underscores the need for more stringent safety requirements in the cosmetics sector, mandatory AE reporting and FDA recall authority, according to the Environmental Working Group.

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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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Accelerating Natural Options Among US FDA’s Steps For Removing Petroleum-Based Food Dyes

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

HHS Secretary Kennedy commends food companies for cooperating, but also says, “We have them on the run now and we are going to win this battle. And four years from now, we're going to have most of these products off the market.”

Beiersdorf Repositioning In China Will Get Boost From Thiamidol Launch

 
• By Eileen Francis

Beiersdorf AG hit some initial bumps with a repositioning of its business in China, but the firm is optimistic about the rollout of Thiamidol Skin Care In 2026.

US Q1 Consumer Health Earnings Preview: Concern Unavoidable For Impact From ‘T’ Word

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Concern is unavoidable for most marketers of OTC drugs and dietary supplements in the US. As Canaccord Genuity analysts said in a 15 April research note, “uncertainty remains about how the tariff situation will play out.”