FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says kratom's apparently increasing use "as an alternative or adjunct to opioid use" has made enforcement on the ingredient more of a priority for FDA, and "given the scope of this crisis, we must do more."
Questions on how long kratom, a botanical used in some dietary supplements, has been available in the US are rendered moot with FDA moving to stop all sales of the ingredient due to growing concerns about its safety and claims that it treats narcotic addictions.
Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Nov
Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment says that there is "no evidence that people with androgenetic alopecia have special dietary needs or a special nutrient requirement.”
An application for melatonin as an OTC medicine is on the agenda for the next German switch committee meeting, despite the hormone being widely available in food supplements. Acyclovir as a buccal tablet and second-generation antihistamine rupatadine are also up for discussion.
Engaging with EU member state legislators, stressing the impact of national EPR systems on the accessibility, availability, and affordability of medicines, reformulating products to reduce their financial contribution, and lobbying for expanding the scope of EPR schemes to include other polluting industries are all ways that the European consumer health industry can try and influence the way that the revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive is transposed into national legislation, law firm Mason Hayes & Curran explains.
France's food safety regulator ANSES is proposing a reproductive toxicity category 1B classification for CBD under the EU's CLP regulation, which would mean an effective ban on CBD in cosmetics and foods. However, French hemp industry association UIVEC hopes that new evidence coming out of a European Commission review will put the issue to bed before it gets that far.
In categories like cough & cold and gastrointestinal, OTC products have a pivotal role to play in helping Recordati hit its sales targets for the 2025-2027 period.
At a recent plenary session the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the European Commission to “conduct a new and comprehensive assessment” of the impact of the revised Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive on the pharmaceutical sector.
MAC Cosmetics Appoints ‘Iconic’ Creative Director Nicola Formichetti as global creative director, while Revlon Consumer Products LLC partners with four-time GRAMMY-nominated artist, Ice Spice, in a “major step” in the revitalization of Revlon’s fragrance business.
