Eileen tracks developments in OTC drug research, manufacturing, regulation, finance, M&A and marketing. She favors stories on e-commerce trends and the industry's drive toward Rx-to-OTC drug switches. Eileen also contributes coverage on the dietary supplement industry. She has a keen eye for pieces that delve into the rising self-care movement and how it is raising the innovation bar for marketers.
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Major beauty retailers such as Sephora, Ulta and Amazon have become 'de facto regulators' of sustainability by setting proprietary standards that ultimately determine which brands gain consumer trust, credibility and premium shelf visibility.
Washington state’s Toxic Free Cosmetics Act requires that retailers, salons and distributors in the state remove all remaining banned beauty products from store shelves by Jan. 1, 2026.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment approved Circular Action Alliance’s final plan for the state’s Extended Producer Responsibility program on Dec. 9.
PCPC names Heather Helm exec VP of global strategies, replacing Francine Lamoriello who left several months ago. Separately, MAC Cosmetics announces Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Chappell Roan is its newest global brand ambassador.
St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Smile&Shine Essentials, Inc. said it had discontinued all express and implied claims at issue in a NAD case over its InoPro Whitening Strips brought forward by Beverly Hills-based challenger Oral Essentials, Inc., a regular participant in the self-regulatory forum.
The North American cosmetics sector would face major supply-chain and regulatory risks if USMCA is not renewed, says PCPC, which encouraged the US Trade Representative during a Dec. 5 hearing to keep the agreement and its Cosmetics Annex in place as it prepares its Jan. 2 recommendation to Congress.