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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced the establishment of a docket to receive information and comments from the public on the use of the term “natural” in food…
The old adage may be that “time flies when you’re having fun” but unfortunately, lately I have found that it just plain flies! I received an email earlier this week…
Just a few minutes to boarding my flight to Amsterdam where I will be presenting at the Global Cosmetics Compliance Summit. If you are not yet signed up, I am told it…
I am excited to announce that I have been appointed Chair of the Joint Committee on Good Manufacturing Practices (“GMP”) for Cosmetics for the Global Retailers and Manufacturers Alliance (“GRMA”). The…
If you do not know what Prop 65 is, then your cosmetic company is one of the few that has not faced Prop 65 challenges. Whether or not your…
The FDA closed out March with one more Warning Letter, this one to Skin Authority, LLC. Per the March 25, 2015, letter, the claims on the company’s website “provide evidence…
In the case Louise Clark v. Citizens of Humanity LLC et al., case number 3:14-cv-01404, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, in denying the defendants’ motion…
This article is a good reminder for cosmetic companies as well.
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