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AHPA Awards Hero, Champion, Visionary and others at annual meeting; Kimberly-Clark’s information chief has major-merger experience; RäFoods’ marketing chief has history with CEO; and Eshbal adds VP for North America expansion.
FTC’s sending checks totaling more than $40,700 to 578 consumers who purchased deceptively marketed treatment plans from Golden Sunrise between July 2017 and July 2020. Company owner and chief medical officer both pleaded guilty to criminal charges.
US Court of International Trade expects by March 12 to receive from Customs and Border Protection a “short report describing the progress” it “has made toward the development of a process to issue refunds of IEEPA duties paid with interest.”
VALR Energy names appoints chief revenue officer; CEO at Audien Hearing; Anderson retiring at NACDS; Lindora appoints president and chief medical officer; and USHR expands leadership.
Bills from lawmakers in California (AB 2030) and Connecticut (SB 227) follow similar legislation being considered during current legislative sessions in Alaska, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Michigan and Washington.
NPA appoints SVP membership; Edible Brands promotes Angela Johnson to CMO; happyactually has medical chief; Nowadays adds reg affairs director; doTerra appoints EVP, innovation; RäFoods names president/CEO; Genesis Lifestyle Medicine adds VP operations; and Hany Salama leads Nutra-Med Packaging.
“Your firm’s quality systems are inadequate” or “these products are unapproved new drugs” each firm warned with reference to FDA’s regulation for GMPs for pharmaceuticals, supplements or cosmetics. Warnings included 10 to firms about GMP violations topical drugs production.
“Dietary Supplement Regulatory Uniformity Act” would prohibit states from adding requirements and rules for supplement manufacturing and sales on top of FDA regulations.
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.
“FDA’s proposed GRAS rule would move GRAS closer to the NDI model in at least one key respect, which is mandatory notification,” says attorney Ashish Talati. Proposed rule isn’t expected to require removal of ingredients available through self-GRAS processes.
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.
Consumer health product industry regulatory experts discuss two central questions: What trends, challenges, or opportunities do you expect will define the industry in 2026? Did developments you anticipated materialize?