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After launching Retaine MGD Advanced, OcuSoft says a release by Bruder Healthcare referenced Retaine MGD trademark and statements from a previous OcuSoft announcement about the original product attributed to an optometrist. B+L, Rohto brand and homeopathic firm Relief Products also make US OTC eye care space moves.

Perelel acquiring Loom online platform providing reproductive health, sexual wellness and parenting education. First direct-to-consumer product for Curive Healthcare’s Plum brand formulated for vaginal area dryness.

Streamlined process for reporting problems is key piece of “unified Human Foods Program” which officially launched on 1 October, as Commissioner Robert Califf says, “a new model for field operations and other modernization efforts.”

Liquid herbal blends firm WishGarden Herbs expands its leadership with three hires; ChromaDex appoints Ozan Pamir CFO; Vivazen adds CMO; Post Malone promotes poppi; and marketing consultant Gould gets ‘Most Influential’ nod.

Council for Responsible Nutrition contends New Jersey bill, which Assembly Health Committee amended with substantial language to make restrictions more stringent on 23 September, is targeted as inaccurately as restrictions in New York effective in April.

Democrats Wyden and Merkley author Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation Act to limit sales to consumers 21 and older and authorize FDA to order recalls and impose bans on cannabis products with dangerous chemicals or additives. It also would establish regulatory structure for using cannabinoids found naturally in hemp and allowing “semi-synthetic” ingredients while prohibiting artificial or fully synthetic cannabinoids.

FDA approves Flumist consumers can use at home for prevention of flu caused by virus subtypes A and B in individuals 2 through 49 years old in a proposal submitted by AstraZeneca’s MedImmune.

Joint letter on scheduling for proceedings before a trial CRN’s attorneys and state AG’s office recently submitted in New York federal court includes, among other information, a statement that both the trade group and the state anticipate a settlement could be reached.

“We're significantly investing more in reaching more consumers, but we're doing it in a very different way,” says CGO Charmaine England. Brands may be “iconic,” but on their own they’re not driving sales growth, says CEO Thibaut Mongon.

HBW Insight catches up with Kenvue's Manoj Raghunandanan, who recently switched roles from global head of self care & consumer experience organization to area managing director for Northern Europe. "If I was playing tennis in my old role, I'm playing rugby in my new one. It’s a new game with new rules, and there's a lot happening all around you," he explains in this exclusive interview. Having found his feet, Raghunandanan is now pushing forward regionally with the innovation and technology infrastructure that he had a hand in building.