Polymer Technology Systems' CardioChek whole blood chemistry analyzer is now available at 1,200 Wal-Mart stores across the U.S., the company announces Aug 28. Previously sold only online, the meter will now retail for $99.94 in stores under an initial distribution agreement with the retailer. CardioChek is a hand-held analyzer used with separately sold PTS PANELS test strips that are designed to measure whole blood indicators related to heart disease, diabetes and other chronic conditions. Consumers insert a color-coded test strip and roughly 15 mcl of blood into the meter and receive test results within two minutes. The test strips are priced at $11.94 for a package of three tests. Other companies looking to bring cholesterol tests to the OTC arena include International Medical Innovations, which is developing its PREVU Home Test for OTC sale. The product would test skin sterols in order to determine levels of cholesterol. Johnson & Johnson signed an agreement to license IMI's predictive tests in 2004 (1"The Tan Sheet" June 7, 2004, p. 10)...
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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.
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The firm doesn’t hold back on linking Muscle & Joint turmeric and tamarind formulation and Muscle & Joint + Stress also containing sceletium extract to the Tylenol brand while also pointing out that neither formulation contains acetaminophen
Six panelists of the Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety voted in favor of issuing a tentative unsafe designation for hair dye 4-chloro-2-aminophenol, though the substance has no reported uses on the US market.
European consumer health player Uriach records sales approaching €500m in 2024 after completing acquisitions which took the firm into new markets.
