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
The New Jersey General Assembly has passed a bill that would prohibit the sale of certain diet pills and dietary supplements for weight loss or muscle building to those under 18. AB 1848...more
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...more
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
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has signed into law a bill banning several chemicals including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from cosmetics and personal care products....more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS -
Former FDA Commissioners, Industry Groups Show Support for Modernized FDA Regulatory Framework -
In recent months, two former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners and...more
12/29/2022
/ Cancer ,
Cosmetics ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Claims ,
Healthcare ,
Misbranding ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Personal Care Products ,
Popular ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Warning Letters ,
Weight-Loss Products
In recent months, two former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners and the heads of four major cosmetics industry groups have called on Congress to pass legislation that would modernize FDA's regulatory...more
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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
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