Based on its fiscal 2017 budget justification, FDA does not support a congressional proposal to formalize Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessments through a public-private partnership. The agency still intends to prepare a report on the subject, as directed by Senate and House appropriations committees, but characterizes the proposed framework as "inappropriate."
Partnering with the Cosmetic Ingredient Review program to formalize cosmetic-ingredient safety assessments would be "inappropriate," potentially raising "significant appearance concerns and resource issues," according to FDA's fiscal 2017 budget justification.
In reports supporting FY 2016 spending bills, Senate and House appropriations committees proposed transferring CIR to the US Pharmacopeial Convention...
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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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UK consumer advocacy organization finds more than two-thirds of 34 skin care and makeup products it purchased from third party sellers on major ecommerce sites are likely fake.
“Women’s health continues to be ignored, underfunded, and sidelined. Too many women still die from preventable causes or live in poor health. That must change,” says Bill Gates.
Nutritional ingredient developer publishes results survey, with responses from 546 men and women in five countries, in a report looking at trends in cognitive and mood and with findings on consumers’ active nutrition goals, with a focus on the “concept of feeling good.”
