Doctor's Best acquires Viactiv calcium and magnesium brand from Guardion; VitaliyNow is Society Brands’ third 2024 acquisition; and VitaminLab formulation services on CharmHealth.

Consumer health manufacturer Uriach has agreed to acquire Germany's Pascoe Naturmedizin and through a separate transaction France's Laboratoires Ineldéa, following investment by private-equity firm ICG.

CV Sciences closes purchase of Elevated Softgels, a manufacturer of encapsulated softgels and tinctures for the supplement and nutrition industry. Captek Softgel starts gummy supplement production at a 60,000-square foot facility.

Coca Gauff mixes Naked smoothies; Caitlan Clake, Jayson Tatum Have Gatorade’s “IT”; Mike Tyson punches for LF*GO! Pouches; and USANA provides nutrition for Jamaican bobsledders.

Supreme Court ruling on Purdue bankruptcy should “derail any attempt by J&J to return the talc litigation to the bankruptcy courts,” says class action plaintiff’s attorney. A federal court, Justice Gorsuch states, relieved Purdue owners of liability “without securing the consent of those affected or placing anything approaching their total assets on the table.”

Doctor's Best acquires Viactiv calcium and magnesium brand from Guardion; VitaliyNow is Society Brands’ third 2024 acquisition; and VitaminLab formulation services on CharmHealth.

Alliance Pharma has been hit by a non-cash impairment charge of £46.4m related to its Amberen dietary supplement reflecting the brand's struggles in the US e-commerce market.

Strong sales in Germany and Italy helped drive up PharmaSGP's consumer health product revenues by around a quarter in the opening three months of 2024.

Headwinds for the Russian ruble and Turkish lira held back growth at Recordati's OTC business in the first quarter of 2024.

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.

Whether called “dark patterns,” “shady” online marketing practices, or simply deception on the internet, the issue has taken on high importance at the US Federal Trade Commission and is being tackled by new laws in a growing number of states. Amin Talati Wasserman partner Lauren Aronson discusses in this interview with HBW Insight.

BBB National Programs found FTC’s proposed Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials largely effective with some certainty on whether product reviews or customer testimonials are violations of its false advertising standards. But it =expects some clarifications may come in final rule.