A rule in Puerto Rico that would require a $25 per-SKU, per-store registration fee, and two-year registration fees of $500 for supplement manufacturers and $100 for distributors "was the great surprise of 2016," says CRN executive Mike Greene.
A rule with no known origin to impose extensive fees and regulations for dietary supplement retailers and distributors in Puerto Rico is on hold until being considered in a public rulemaking process in the commonwealth.
"This was the great surprise of 2016. It came out in February, nobody know what was going on and nobody...
In a major milestone for the EU’s pricing and reimbursement landscape, the European Commission has published the first ever, much anticipated, joint clinical assessment report.
OTC private label/store brand product giant’s Q2 net sales down 10.7% to $1.1bn, but women’s health product sales jump 31.4% largely on Opill launched late in Q1. Biggest hit to results from infant formula business, down a reported 82% due to ongoing manufacturing quality-control remediation.
Perrigo spares little about Opill’s launch, advertising and outlook in Q1 earnings briefing, but management also makes clear it’s a large firm and some other segments of its global consumer health products business are holding back overall results.
Direct seller reports Q1 sales up 1% to $1.3bn but net sales off 17.1% from year-ago period to $24.3m. Its distributor ranks jumped so far in 2024, particularly in China, where changes were made in the past year including new company leadership.
Court order dismisses claims against Perrigo and Joseph Papa, its former CEO, with prejudice. Settlement also bars any claim against plaintiffs and class members, “whether arising under state, federal, common or foreign law,” alleging liability for losses.
In this episode of the Over the Counter podcast, HBW Insight speaks to Kerry's RDA senior manager of immune and joint health, Sonja Nodland, about the opportunity for innovation that postbiotics represent for the consumer health industry.
Proposal to have panelists rate the strength of efficacy and safety evidence on a numeric scale also draws support in written comments on ways to optimize the advisory committee process.
