FDA Seeks Info From Injured WEN Users, Docs As Investigation Continues

As recently reported by The Rose Sheet, FDA continues to investigate more than 21,000 adverse-event reports from users of WEN Cleansing Conditioners, marketed by Chaz Dean and Guthy-Renker, LLC. The agency published an alert July 19, noting that the cause of the AEs is still not known, and issued a call to consumers and health care providers for information that could help to fill in the blanks.

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FDA is asking consumers who have suffered hair loss or other adverse reactions to WEN Cleansing Conditioners, as well as their doctors, to provide information to the agency to assist in its ongoing investigation.

In an alert issued July 19, the agency affirmed that its probe into the matter is ongoing, noting...

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