Leadership

Thinner FDA Available To Work With Industries On Strengthening Access To Consumer Health Products

 

As many as 700 employees reportedly dismissed from posts starting on 14 February as the culling of the federal workforce by the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency reaches FDA.

US FDA’s Top Food Safety Executive Resigns In Protest Of White House-Ordered Layoffs

 

Jim Jones resigna due to widespread layoffs at the agency the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency imposed.

Commission Led By HHS Secretary Kennedy Will Probe ‘Threats’ To Children, Including Medicines

 
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President Trump's Executive Order creating the commission names mental health and weight-loss drugs as treatments of concern. But it does not mention vaccines, which Kennedy has criticized.

Consumer Health Sector Anxious To Ask For Changes With Kennedy As HHS Secretary

 

Trade groups say they welcome working with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on expanding and improving consumer access to OTC drugs and dietary supplements. White House “Department of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization Initiative” limits filling federal agency vacancies.


Over The Counter: Getting Creative In Consumer Health, With All Creative’s Beverley Law

 
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A new season of HBW Insight's Over The Counter podcast kicks off with a chat about creativity in consumer health with All Creative founder and managing director Beverley Law.

People On The Move: Haleon, Reckitt, Midsona

 
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A round-up of the latest exec moves: Haleon names new Southeast Asia head; Reckitt appoints Central Europe chief; and Midsona CEO to depart.

US FDA And The ‘Move Fast And Break Things’ Government

 

The Trump transition so far has all the hallmarks of the tech industry’s favorite management slogan, but that might not work well for biopharma companies if the FDA is one of the agencies that gets broken.

HHS Nominee Kennedy’s Behind-The-Scenes Vaccine Reassurances Win Senate Swing Vote

 
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Outreach by Kennedy and the Trump Administration appears to have quelled Sen. Cassidy’s fears about oversight of vaccine regulations and safety monitoring.


US Supplement Industry Regulation: More Resources, Rules Needed, Or Current Tools Enough?

 

During Trump’s second administration and with Republican majorities currently in both chambers of Congress, FDA may find even less support than it traditionally has for appeals for additional resources to improve compliance with the NDIN requirement. Likewise for FDA request mandatory product listing requirement for supplements available to US consumers.

Kennedy As HHS Secretary Has Potential To Boost US FDA’s Regard For Supplement Industry

 

“We've heard perhaps some kind of support for non-drug approaches to addressing a range of conditions,” says food and drug regulation attorney Jessica O’Connell. “For the first time in the nearly 80 years of HHS, we will have a secretary who actually sees our commodity is valuable and not just some nuisance they have to deal with,” says NPA CEO Daneil Fabricant.

CHC Experts On 2025: Prepare For Empowered Consumers, Rise Of AI, ESG Demands

 

HBW Insight asks consumer health experts for their views on the trends that will shape the market in 2025.

People On The Move: Appointments At Haleon, Kenvue, Piramal

 
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A round-up of the latest consumer health exec moves: Haleon names UK head; Kenvue appoints skin health president for APAC & LATAM; Piramal CH hires India CEO.


US FDA Senior Staff Return To Office In February, Next Steps for Schedule F Reclassification

 

New details are emerging about how the administration will implement some of President Trump’s workforce shift back to mostly in-office work.

Food Supplements In 2025: The Regulatory Challenges And Opportunities On The Horizon

 
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HBW Insight speaks to food supplement market experts about what manufacturers should be looking out for over the coming year.

FDA Transition: New Acting Commissioner, Disappearing Docs, Scientific Publication Freeze

 

The FDA's interim leadership takes shape, but the sense of transition chaos still lingers.

Associations On 2025: Self-Care Adoption, Innovation And Sustainability On Agenda

 
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HBW Insight speaks to consumer healthcare industry associations around the globe, which offer their predictions for the year ahead. 


US Consumer Health In 2025: Responding To Political Change, Sustaining Progress

 

HBW Insight speaks to leaders at US consumer health product trade groups and food and drug regulation consultants and attorneys who offer their predictions for the year ahead.

CHC Leaders On 2025: Self-Care, Women’s Health And M&A Expected To Define The Next 12 Months

 

HBW Insight speaks to leaders at major consumer health manufacturers who offer their predictions for the year ahead.

People On The Move: Appointments At PAGB, Enzymatica, Marinomed

 
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A round-up of the latest European people moves: PAGB names new president; Enzymatica hires marketing & sales director; Marinomed strengthens supervisory board.

Beauty In 2025: Changes, Regulations, Trends Shaping The Year Ahead

 

Beauty industry insiders from trade associations and attorneys specializing in marketing law and/or cosmetics manufacturing look forward to a more business-friendly FTC in the US in 2025, while they expect industry to face an increasing number of challenges at the state level. Meanwhile, the EU beauty market is hopeful it will see reduced regulations this year.