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Higher Safety Risk For Import Supplements Sold At 'Non-Traditional Places'

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

FDA officials most every day find imports containing products labeled as dietary supplements but spiked with drug ingredients, or nonprescription drug products that are not compliant with US regulations. Immigrant consumers particularly are susceptible to using those products, FDA says.

National Consumer Protection Week is a good time to tell consumers, particularly in immigrant communities, that FDA is concerned year-round that some imported consumer health care products do not meet US quality and safety standards.

FDA and US Customs and Border Protection officials most every day find import shipments containing products labeled as dietary supplements...

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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.

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• By Eileen Francis

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• By Eileen Francis

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• By Malcolm Spicer

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• By Tom Gallen

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House Health Subcommittee Members Agree OMUFA Crucial, Split On FDA Staff Cuts’ Impact

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Subcommittee members aren’t on same page about whether FDA staff cuts ordered by the Trump administration will prevent the agency from fulfilling its responsibilities for the OTC drug sector.