The firm launches Ionamin as its second weight loss supplement using a brand name once used for a drug as it contests FTC allegations of failing to comply with a settlement not to make unsubstantiated claims.
Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals Inc. goes to great lengths not to call its latest weight loss product a drug before identifying it as a dietary supplement, but markets the product under a brand once used for a drug indicated for weight loss, Ionamin.
The nutritional and weight loss product manufacturer and marketer launches the "OTC diet aid" as it contests Federal Trade Commission...
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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Commissioner Martin Makary told staff that plans are being developed to centralize HR, IT, travel and other functions, which were heavily impacted by the 1 April reduction-in-force.
Along with two instructional videos, FDA provides fact sheet detailing common problems with NDINs while supplement industry awaits guidance on two hurdles for clearing the NDIN process, providing identity information and evidence of safety for ingredients.
Packaging producers subject to Colorado’s Extended Producer Responsibility program that have not registered with the organization running the program will no longer be able to sell in the state starting 1 July.
