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Deference No More: More Challenges Against US FDA After Supreme Court Tosses Chevron Doctrine?

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling is expected to have a minimal impact on drug approvals and other scientific determinations, but matters steeped in the interpretation of regulation and statute, such as marketing exclusivity, could face a heightened risk of challenge, legal experts say.

Legal Issues FDA

FDA Explains Reasons For Delaying, Limiting Or Refusing Inspections In Final Guidance

The US FDA has issued its final guidance defining manufacturer behaviors it deems as hampering the agency’s ability to conduct an inspection. In a previous draft guidance, the agency expanded its longstanding policy on inspections of drug companies to include device makers as well.

FDA Guidance Documents

Diversity Action Plans Should Be Brief And Waiver Requests Filed Early, US FDA Says

In what could amount to a de facto enforcement mechanism, the new draft guidance also “strongly encourages” sponsors to share details about their diversity action plan and enrollment goals with the public.

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US FDA May See Second Straight Year of Non-User Fee Funding Cuts From Congress

The House Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, and FDA Subcommittee advanced the FDA’s fiscal year 2025 funding bill, beginning a likely long and difficult budget cycle. 

FDA Legislation

US FDA Reorganization Branches Out Supplement Industry Regulation, Adds Enforcement Unit

Finished product following Reagan-Udall food safety programs review establishes Human Foods Program in commissioner’s office while also realigning centers, offices and divisions across agency to improve collaboration with regulatory affairs, which conducts facility inspections and other field operations.

FDA Leadership

Resolving US Hemp Dilemma Takes Detour As House Starts Farm Bill Re-Authorization Journey

Where a US hemp product firm stands on whether de-scheduling the botanical as a controlled substance in the 2018 farm bill left a loophole allowing chemically derived and potentially intoxicating cannabinoid strains to qualify could determine whether it agrees with the detour.

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Deference No More: More Challenges Against US FDA After Supreme Court Tosses Chevron Doctrine?

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling is expected to have a minimal impact on drug approvals and other scientific determinations, but matters steeped in the interpretation of regulation and statute, such as marketing exclusivity, could face a heightened risk of challenge, legal experts say.

Legal Issues FDA

IFF Fined €15.9M For WhatsApp Message Deletion During European Commission Inspection

The European Commission fines International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. and its French division €15.9m after a senior employee deleted WhatsApp messages with a competitor during an inspection, part of an ongoing antitrust investigation into four major flavors and fragrance manufacturers.

Advertising, Marketing & Sales Legal Issues

California Court Delivers ‘Win’ For Cosmetics Companies In Prop 65 TiO2 Case

Proposition 65 titanium dioxide lawsuits have been halted by a ruling in California in a First Amendment case, which could bode favorably for other scientific challenges to mandated warning labels.

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IFRA Salutes CLP Revision; DSM-Firmenich Partners With ExoLab Italia; Fragrance And Cosmetics Industry News

The negotiated revision of the Classification, Labeling and Packaging (CLP) regulation met with industry approval in April, even if it just kicks the can down the road with regard to classification of more-than-one-constituent substances (MOCS). DSM-Firmenich announces partnerships with plants in mind, Symrise’s new CEO maintains growth targets, and more news in brief.

Cosmetic Ingredients Regulation

P&G’s Pantene, Gillette, ZZZQuil Among 30+ Brands Headed To 2024 Olympic Games

Procter & Gamble will feature more than 30 of its brands in Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games-inspired campaigns spotlighting “Everyday Champions” in its portfolio.

Advertising, Marketing & Sales Deals

Beiersdorf Partners With Biopharma For Anti-Aging Skin Care Innovation; Beauty Business News

With NIVEA driving growth in its Consumer division, German firm Beiersdorf AG has signed a multi-year deal with Rubedo Life Sciences to develop anti-aging solutions and new products for the global market. More beauty business news, including L’Oreal, Inter Parfums, Galderma, and LVMH/Sephora sales updates.

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Beauty Deserts, People With Disabilities, Hormonal Health: FIT Grads On Inclusivity Gaps

The Fashion Institute of Technology’s “Beauty Think Tank” provides findings from six months of consumer research to “help guide organizations through the evolving landscape of beauty and accessibility.”

Market Intelligence Diversity & Inclusion

Talc Litigation Attorneys Allege ‘Bad Faith Filings,’ ‘Fraudulent Activities’ By J&J In Bankruptcy

Attorneys for some plaintiffs alleging harm from talc products J&J marketed ask a court to order the firm, along with a subsidiary holding company it created in 2021 to manage its talc liabilities and immediately placed in bankruptcy, to provide emails and other communications among in-house counsel and compel their testimony.

Cosmetics OTC Drugs

Estee Lauder Companies Has Opened Three Branded Storefronts On Amazon Since March

Bumble and bumble follows Too Faced and Clinique, also with their own storefronts within Amazon’s Premium Beauty space. Lauder notes the broader reach and the importance of meeting consumers where they already are shopping.

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Marketplace Shows Consumers Bouncing Off Gummy Form Vitamins, Church & Dwight Sees

More than a decade after acquiring vitafusion and L’il Critter gummy vitamin brands and touting gummy as a key growth driver in the VMS space, C&D’s seeing different market trends.

Dietary Supplements Retail

Kenvue Makes Progress Transitioning From J&J Cash Stream To ‘Profitable Growth’ On Its Own

For Kenvue, 2023 “was really about separating from J&J” as a segment “mostly focused on profit and cash,” says CEO Thibaut Mongon. “But in 2024, you see a very different Kenvue in action.”

Consumer M & A

P&G Dominating Categories In Enterprise Markets As ‘Superiority’ Approach Pays Off

The Cincinnati, OH-based consumer goods giant’s Shailesh Jejurika, chief operating officer, presented P&G’s superiority successes in Enterprise Markets at the Deutsche Bank dbAccess Global Consumer Conference.

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Hair-Care News: Connecticut Mandates Inclusive Hair Education; Fenty Hair; Virtue Labs, More

A Connecticut bill signed into law on 28 May requires barbers, hairdressers and cosmeticians to be educated and trained on textured hair. Niles + Chaz launches with four products designed for children with “mixed-textured hair,” while Rion Aesthetics says (plated) Hair Serum is the first and only product of its kind with platelet-derived exosomes. More hair-care news.

Diversity & Inclusion Advertising, Marketing & Sales

NOYZ Intends To Be Heard At Ulta Beauty This Summer

“In an industry that has long been rooted in hyper-filtered fantasy, we saw a massive white space in the fragrance market for a brand rooted in realism,” says NOYZ creator Shaun Neff. The brand is part of a newness infusion aimed at driving Ulta growth amid a broad-based prestige beauty slowdown.

Retail Advertising, Marketing & Sales

Bausch + Lomb’s Prescription For Consumer Health Sales Growth Includes ‘Benefit’ From Rx Drugs

Blink NutriTears supplement containing lutein/zeaxanthin, curcumin and vitamin D3 coming in 2024 is example of a cross-segment sales benefit B+L sees in dry eye product category. Consumer eye care and vision health product sales are key drivers for 18% Q1 net sales growth to $1.1bn.

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Talc Litigation Attorneys Allege ‘Bad Faith Filings,’ ‘Fraudulent Activities’ By J&J In Bankruptcy

Attorneys for some plaintiffs alleging harm from talc products J&J marketed ask a court to order the firm, along with a subsidiary holding company it created in 2021 to manage its talc liabilities and immediately placed in bankruptcy, to provide emails and other communications among in-house counsel and compel their testimony.

Cosmetics OTC Drugs

IFF Fined €15.9M For WhatsApp Message Deletion During European Commission Inspection

The European Commission fines International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. and its French division €15.9m after a senior employee deleted WhatsApp messages with a competitor during an inspection, part of an ongoing antitrust investigation into four major flavors and fragrance manufacturers.

Advertising, Marketing & Sales Legal Issues

California Court Delivers ‘Win’ For Cosmetics Companies In Prop 65 TiO2 Case

Proposition 65 titanium dioxide lawsuits have been halted by a ruling in California in a First Amendment case, which could bode favorably for other scientific challenges to mandated warning labels.

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Latest From Beauty & Ad Complaints

MLM Group Not Buying FTC Executive’s Concerns About Its Income Disclosure Guidance

FTC Division of Marketing Practices assistant director concerned direct selling self-regulation group’s guidance “will encourage deceptive conduct and facilitate deceptive earnings claims.” DSA president says the concerns might reflect the thinking of agency’s staff more than the intent of the agency’s regulations.

Ad Complaints Consumer

EU Firms To Pre-Approve Green Claims Or Face Minimum 4% Annual Turnover Fine

Exclusion from procurement processes, confiscation of revenues, and a fine of at least 4% of annual turnover are some of the penalties the European Parliament is considering for greenwashing as part of its position on the EU Green Claims Directive. 

Europe Health

Take Care With ‘Health Lite’ Claims

Some advertisers try to avoid scrutiny of regulators and the National Advertising Division when making health-related claims by making a claim “softer.” Annie Ugurlayan, NAD’s assistant director, offers advice on assuring substantiation and a health claim match.

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