Cosmetics

“We have made significant strides in finding new ways to return money to consumers, but a fix to our 13(b) authority is badly needed,” says Sam Levine.

Supplement and food product firms have until January 2027 and oral drug product firms have until a year later to stop using Red No. 3, FDA decides in approving 2022 petition filed by public health advocacy groups.

Former FDA commissioners Mark McClellan and Scott Gottlieb, former acting commissioner Janet Woodcock and current commissioner Robert Califf offered advice on successfully implementing reforms and preventing a mass exodus of FDA employees as inklings emerge that the Trump team is already engaged on this front.

FTC seeks comment on three proposals to “strengthen the agency’s tools to curb deceptive earnings claims in industries where they are pervasive: multi-level marketing programs and money-making opportunities.” However, Republican members say they’ll reconsider the proposals as a majority after Trump takes office.

Namandje Bumpus' departure means there is no obvious, internal candidate to serve as acting commissioner when President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January and the Senate works to confirm a new leader.

Direct-selling giant say “despite widespread use, nearly half of respondents – 47% – mistakenly believe that the FDA approves these products before they are sold to the public.”

GuruNanda appealing a National Advertising Division decision, following a review of a Procter & Gamble challenge, that it cease using a “natural teeth whitening” claim for its namesake brand pulling oil, mouthwash and gel pen.

The agency also will not expand the guidance categories that may be issued “for immediate implementation” without prior public comment, but more guidance documents could be issued in Q&A or bulleted formats, the agency said.

Vichy Labs Dercos Anti-Dandruff Brand Makes Stateside Debut, targeted to 60% of Americans who don’t use dandruff-specific formulas, while Interparfums Inc. launches a proprietary fragrance line to sell in its first-ever boutiques and iconic Bain De Soleil suncare is slated to return to US stores under new ownership.

“MoCRA confirms in many ways FDA’s adherence to a risk-based cosmetics regulatory framework, and in that way, it’s very positive,” says Francine Lamoriello, global strategies executive vice president at the Personal Care Products Council.