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PCPC, CHPA Urge 'Modern' Risk Assessments For Sunscreen Ingredients

 
• By Eileen Francis

FDA should revise its draft guidance on OTC sunscreen GRASE data to reflect modern toxicological risk assessment, say the Personal Care Products Council and Consumer Healthcare Products Association in a joint comment. The groups ask the agency to meet to discuss current approaches.

Industry trade groups ask FDA to “significantly revise” its draft guidance on safety and effectiveness data needed for OTC sunscreen ingredients and produce a “modern version based on advances in toxicological risk assessment.”

“We believe the draft guidance proposes a framework that is not reflective of the current state-of-art in ingredient safety assessment,”...

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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. 

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• 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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DSM-Firmenich Sees Innovation Opportunities For Dietary Supplements

 
• By Tom Gallen

The global ingredients supplier has recently launched microbiome-focused products to expand its supplements offering and has more innovations in the pipeline.

From ‘Work Harder’ to ‘Phenomenal People’: Makary’s FDA About-Face

 
• By Michael McCaughan

In his first 100 days as FDA commissioner, Martin Makary has gone from vocal critic to vocal supporter of the agency’s staff, calling them “phenomenal” and praising their dedication—even as morale remains shaken by recent layoffs and restructuring.

Church & Dwight’s Options For Vitamin Brands: Divest, Find Partner, Shrink Business

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Divesting C&D’s vitamin business, says CEO Richard Dierker, is “probably the cleanest option” as brands remain a drag on earnings after second quarter.