The Miami Beach, FL-based company has dropped the “Organic” from its name but continues to go by Truly after at least four years of marketing skin-care and bath products as “certified organic” when in fact they were neither organic nor certified, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
Truly Organic’s products were anything but, according to the Federal Trade Commission, which announced a $1.76m settlement with the company 19 September.
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Despite questions surrounding the SEC rule, including disputes being litigated in the US Eighth Circuit, companies must prepare to meet the new climate disclosure requirements in addition to related mandates in California and abroad. Experts emphasize opportunities beyond compliance.
California authorities say predominance of retailers licensed to sell hemp are compliant with ban published effective on 3 October through emergency regulation. But hemp industry’s contesting the regulation in state court, arguing state authorities inappropriately used emergency action to change state law on hemp products legislature passed in 2021.
Plaintiffs in California federal courts seek restitution, damages, and other relief on behalf of themselves and consumers nationwide, whom allegedly were deceived by “Plant-Based” representations on Aveeno and Neutrogena Makeup Removing Wipes.
Filed on 20 August by Pensacola, FL-based law firm Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz (AWKO) on behalf of an unnamed client, the petition points to benzene study data unconnected to Valisure on unheated benzoyl peroxide products, but is light on details of how it was conducted.
Speaking at a recent AESGP webinar, sustainability expert Onur Durmus called the the European Commission’s “Omnibus” proposals - designed to simplify ESG reporting rules and recently supported by EU Parliament - a “positive development” for the European consumer health industry.
The cosmetics industry in Europe, along with pharmaceuticals, has been directed to financially cover updates to European Union wastewater plants as part of an extended producer liability approach.
Fragrance Creators Association will push the Trump Administration to exclude from tariffs fragrance materials that cannot be produced or cultivated domestically, while both FCA and the Personal Care Products Council will continue to promote the economic benefits of their respective industries.
