BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division (NAD) has found claims by skincare company Drunk Elephant, LLC that its products are “safe for kids and tweens to use” to be supported but recommended the company modify...more
12/19/2024
/ Advertising ,
Class Action ,
Cosmetics ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Influencers ,
Marketing ,
NAD ,
Personal Care Products ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Retail Sales ,
TikTok
U.S. Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.) and Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) have sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf seeking an update on the agency’s...more
9/30/2024
/ Cosmetics ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Claims ,
NAD ,
Personal Care Products ,
Product Labels ,
Product Recalls ,
Public Health ,
Toxic Chemicals
The Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division (NAD) has ruled that Fenty Skin LLC provided a reasonable basis for certain product claims made during product demonstrations on social media featuring influencers...more
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Shook Attorneys Discuss California ‘Junk Fee’ Amendment -
On July 1, 2024, the “junk fee” amendment to the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) will take effect. Under this new provision, a...more
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U.S., States Aim to Regulate Cosmetics Ingredients and Research Methods -
Federal and state legislatures aimed to bring more scrutiny to cosmetics in 2019 by considering measures...more
2/4/2020
/ Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Cosmetics ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Claims ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marijuana-Infused Edibles ,
Marketing ,
Medical Foods ,
NAD ,
Natural Products ,
Personal Care Products ,
Plant Based Products ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Retail Market ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
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FDA Study Finds Sunscreen is Absorbed into Bloodstream -
JAMA has published a study conducted by researchers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug...more
6/5/2019
/ Advertising Standards Authority ,
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) ,
Contamination ,
Cosmetics ,
CVS ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
GNC ,
Health & Safety Standard ,
JAMA ,
L'Oreal ,
NAD ,
NLEA ,
Personal Care Products ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Preemption ,
Product Labels ,
Putative Class Actions ,
UK
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California Passes Professional-Cosmetics, Animal-Testing Laws -
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a law that will bring labeling for professional cosmetics in line with...more
10/12/2018
/ Animal Testing ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Clinical Laboratory Testing ,
Cosmetics ,
Dietary Supplements ,
EU ,
False Advertising ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
L'Oreal ,
Lead Poisoning ,
Microbeads ,
NAD ,
Natural Products ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Care Products ,
Proposition 65 ,
Public Health ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Pyramid Schemes ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Weight-Loss Products
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FDA Warns About Color Additives, Manufacturing Practices -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned three dietary-supplement manufacturers about their marketing and...more
8/9/2018
/ Animal Testing ,
Canada ,
Class Action ,
Cosmetics ,
CVS ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
False Billing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
L'Oreal ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marketing ,
NAD ,
Organic ,
Pending Legislation ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Personal Care Products ,
Product Packaging ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Slack-Fill Suits ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS -
Hawaii Bans Two Sunscreen Ingredients -
The Hawaii legislature has passed a law that will prohibit the sale or distribution of sunscreen containing oxybenzone and octinoxate after...more
6/18/2018
/ Advertising Standards Authority ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Animal Testing ,
Cosmetics ,
CVS ,
Dietary Supplements ,
EU ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Health Claims ,
NAD ,
Natural Products ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Care Products ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Product Labels ,
Proposition 65 ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Settlement ,
UK ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Warning Labels ,
Website Accessibility
FDA Issues Guidance on Concentrated Caffeine -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released guidance clarifying that "dietary supplements containing pure or highly concentrated caffeine in powder or liquid...more
5/2/2018
/ Advertising ,
Animal Testing ,
Article III ,
Class Action ,
Cosmetics ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Economic Injuries ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Health Claims ,
Mail Fraud ,
NAD ,
Natural Products ,
Personal Care Products ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Product Labels ,
Product Recalls ,
Public Health ,
Public Meetings ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Salmonella ,
Standing
FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Homeopathic Drug Products -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance, "Drug Products Labeled as Homeopathic," that would prioritize enforcement and regulatory...more
2/8/2018
/ Asbestos ,
CEQA ,
CGMP ,
Children's Products ,
Class Action ,
Cosmetics ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Draft Guidance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Health Claims ,
Homeopathic Remedies ,
Marketing ,
NAD ,
Natural Products ,
Personal Care Products ,
Product Labels ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Retail Market ,
Slack-Fill Suits ,
Warning Letters ,
Whole Foods
Sen. Hatch Introduces New Bill Regulating Cosmetic Safety -
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has introduced legislation aiming to modernize cosmetics regulation, proposing amendments to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act...more
12/13/2017
/ Advertising Standards Authority ,
Cosmetics ,
Dietary Supplements ,
EU ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Health Claims ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NAD ,
Personal Care Products ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Product Labels ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Tattoos ,
UK
The use of beauty products is “an understudied source of environmental chemical exposures” with a disparate effect on women of color, George Washington University and Occidental College researchers argue. Ami R. Zota, et al.,...more
10/26/2017
/ Advertising ,
Advertising Standards Authority ,
Article III ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Colgate ,
Cosmetics ,
Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud ,
FTC Guidelines ,
Health Claims ,
Illegal Imports ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lacey Act ,
Lanham Act ,
Manufacturers ,
Marketing ,
Microbeads ,
Misbranding ,
NAD ,
Natural Products ,
Personal Care Products ,
Product Packaging ,
Regulatory Violations ,
RICO ,
Social Media ,
Standing ,
Supply Chain ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Trade Dress ,
UK ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
YouTube
"Miracle Gel" Not a Salon Gel Manicure, Ad Board Says -
In an appeal from a ruling by the National Advertising Division (NAD), the National Advertising Review Board (NARB) upheld a recommendation that Coty discontinue...more
8/24/2017
/ Advertising ,
Dietary Supplements ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
GNC ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Retailers ,
Kim Kardashian ,
Microbeads ,
NAD ,
NARB ,
Natural Products ,
Nutritional Supplements ,
Online Platforms ,
Personal Care Products ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Retail Market ,
Third-Party Relationships ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
Unfair Competition ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices