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Hawaii proposes age-restricted sales but, unlike similar bills also filed in Alaska, Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington legislatures, would require behind-the-counter storage to limit consumer access in stores.

Just a few days after Alvotech announced global settlements for its Eylea rival, Samsung Bioepis has followed up with its own agreements with the originators.

C&D starts 2026 with expectations to boost sales of latest acquisition, Touchland scented hand sanitizer, after halting sales of Flawless hair removal/nail care and Waterpik showerhead products and selling Spinbrush power toothbrush brand as well vitafusion and L’il Critter gummy supplement lines.

Both companies announced that during special meetings on Jan. 29, their shareholders voted nearly unanimous support for Kimberly-Clark’s $48.7bn acquisition proposed in November at $3.50 per share plus 0.14625 share for each Kenvue share.

Teva says it has 10 additional biosimilars in development for launch from 2028 onwards, extending its portfolio beyond 2027 as it targets European growth and expands through partnerships.

Changing self-GRAS regulation, providing NDIN safety and identity guidance and modernizing supplement industry regulatory framework are on FDA’s “2026 priority deliverables,” but not requirement for public listing of all supplements available.

Wonderbelly reached market in 2022 and has notched nationwide footprint through major retailers over the years, Target stores starting in March 2023, CVS since June 2024 and Walmart since May 2025.

When FDA warned Agebox about selling iKids-Growth IGF-1 Support supplements as unapproved drugs, agency along with CDC had for around a month been investigating outbreak of infant botulism linked to ByHeart formula.

In line with previously disclosed launch and partnering plans for GLP-1 products, Lupin shook hands with Galenicum, securing commercial rights to injectable semaglutide.

FDA Human Foods Program’s list notes Kennedy’s GRAS focus as first item in “Food Chemical Safety” category, saying the agency in 2026 “will publish a proposed regulation to require the submission to FDA of GRAS notices for all substances claimed to be GRAS.”

Lawsuit filed in District of Columba federal court alleges FDA violated the authoritative statement provisions of FD&C Act, Constitutional Avoidance Doctrine and First Amendment by rejecting ANH-USA’s petition to allow 114 science-based health claims sourced directly from federal agencies.