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GNC Shares GMP Guidelines To Boost Compliance, Not Suggest DSHEA Reform

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Sharing the guidelines, along with AHPA's good agricultural practices, across the industry should help firms comply with FDA's GMPs required under DSHEA, says GNC CEO Mike Archbold. "I would encourage all, including legislators, to take a look at what we are doing," he says.

Guidelines for ingredient suppliers [GNC Holdings Inc.] shared with the dietary supplement industry should galvanize regulatory compliance and not be seen by skeptics in Congress and at state agencies as a signal that tighter regulations are needed, says GNC CEO Mike Archbold.

In an interview, Archbold discussed how GNC's response to allegations of marketing adulterated products by officials in several states led to the firm helping foster recommendations from a broad coalition of industry

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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. 

Beauty Brands Not On TikTok Shop ‘Really Missing Out’ – KO-Pack

 
• 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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NAD Asks FTC To Pull Bandage Off Firm’s Plan To Exhaust Inventory Using ‘2X Faster Healing’ Claim

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

After National Advertising Division attorneys, in a review prompted by a challenge by Band-Aid line marketer Kenvue, recommended ASO LLV cease use of its “up to 2x faster healing” claim, they determined the firm had not fully complied.

Supreme Court 1935 Ruling Limiting Executive Authority On Appointments ‘Unravels’ Today – DoJ

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

In complaint and response to motion to dismiss, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter’s and Alvaro Bedoya’s attorneys elaborate on Supreme Court ‘s 1935 decision, Humphrey’s Executor v. US. Administration attorneys, though, contend the ruling isn’t relevant to the current FTC.

Unilever Anti-Dandruff Range Responds To ‘Explosive’ Category Growth In China

 
• By Eileen Francis

British company Unilever PLC expands its Clear anti-dandruff collection with a five-product range that targets scalp concerns including oiliness, dandruff and sensitivity.