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E-Cigarettes' Appeal For Smoking Cessation Cooled By Risk Questions

 
• By Eileen Francis

E-cigarette use among people with cancer increased from 8.5% in 2014 to 10.7% in 2017, with the greatest increase among people younger than 50, according to a JAMA Oncology study. A recently NEJM study also questions safety of growing dependence on e-cigarettes by people trying to quit smoking.

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Researchers in a data analysis showing increased electronic cigarette use among cancer patients are the latest to emphasize that studies are needed on potential health outcomes from long-term use of the products by consumers from across population groups.

Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Oncology analyzed 2014-2017 data from the US Census Bureau’s National Health Interview Survey, which included information from 13,274 people reporting a cancer diagnosis

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Stada Expands Oilatum Range To Meet Saudi Arabia’s Skin-Care Needs

 
• By David Ridley

Stada launches nine new Oilatum products in Saudi Arabia including “rich moisturising creams for intense hydration, gentle body washes for daily cleansing, and baby-specific products like soothing bath bubbles and head-to-toe wash.”

Bayer And GSCF Paper Outlines ‘Practical Actions’ For Scaling Self-Care Globally

 
• By David Ridley

Bayer Consumer Health, the Global Self-Care Federation and the Business Council for International Understanding outline in a paper how industry can work with multilateral organizations, governments, financial institutions, and stakeholders to "recognize and champion self-care as a fundamental driver of global health progress."

UK Honors PAGB’s Riddalls And ISF’s Webber For Self-Care Service

 
• By David Ridley

PAGB CEO Michelle Riddalls and ISF president emeritus David Webber have been awarded OBEs for their services to consumer health and self-care.

People On The Move: Appointments At GSCF, MENAP-SCI, Clasado

 
• By Tom Gallen

A round-up of the latest consumer health industry appointments: GSCF names next director general, MENAP-SCI elects chairman; Clasado hires BD director.

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Plenty For Industry To Do As EU Wastewater Directive Faces Legal Challenges

 
• By David Ridley

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.

French Agency Proposes Effective EU Ban On CBD In Foods And Cosmetics

 
• By David Ridley

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.

Clasado Divests Bimuno Prebiotic Consumer Brand To UK’s Eleat

 
• By David Ridley

Eleat's acquisition encompasses Clasado's Bimuno finished supplement product line and customer base, but not its Bimuno GOS proprietary galactooligosaccharide prebiotic ingredient.