Agency approves Hearing Aid Feature app to make compatible Apple AirPods Pro Bluetooth earbuds OTC hearing aids as well as audio streaming devices. Apple says the no-cost app provides a “scientifically validated” hearing test and “clinical-grade” hearing aid capability.

Apple is introducing new health features in conjunction with its launch of the Series 10 Apple Watch and AirPods Pro 2 earbuds, which soon will be able to monitor for potential sleep apnea and function as a clinical-grade hearing aid, respectively, pending regulatory clearances in the US and other countries around the globe.

Masdel expects its Original Magic Bag hot or cold compress to catch on as a popular as well as effective product from north of the border.

Bayer’s Midol and nonprofit Period. provide PeriodTalk campaign for awareness of the gaps in period education; “The M Factor” film coming day before World Menopause Day in October; Exeltis USA’s Blues Away provides postpartum mood support; and Doctor's Best Women's Collection includes menopause, sleep, digestive, heart and hair/skin/nails support products.

In this instalment of HBW Insight’s “Inside Regulatory Affairs” series, AdverCheck managing directors Lucy Rochford and James Walmsley describe how the consumer health industry is increasingly outsourcing its advertising copy review as it moves closer to the fast-moving consumer goods sector. They also point to a worrying trend in the UK of advertising prescription-only medicines online.

“We're significantly investing more in reaching more consumers, but we're doing it in a very different way,” says CGO Charmaine England. Brands may be “iconic,” but on their own they’re not driving sales growth, says CEO Thibaut Mongon.

In this instalment of HBW Insight’s “Inside Regulatory Affairs” series, AdverCheck managing directors Lucy Rochford and James Walmsley describe how the consumer health industry is increasingly outsourcing its advertising copy review as it moves closer to the fast-moving consumer goods sector. They also point to a worrying trend in the UK of advertising prescription-only medicines online.

Putative class-action complaint alleging false advertising for Tylenol Rapid Release gelcaps recently dismissed on J&J Consumer’s motion arguing that federal preemption prohibits requiring different or additional labeling for drugs available under FDA OTC monograph.

The European Council adopts its negotiating position with regards to the Green Claims Directive, which aims to prevent greenwashing and empower consumers in making informed, environmentally conscious purchasing decisions. While small and medium-sized enterprises stand to specifically benefit from the Council's more flexible approach, companies in general may be allowed to make certain explicit environmental claims without third-party verification.