The Environmental Working Group and Women’s Voices for the Earth try again with a petition to the US Food and Drug Administration seeking a ban on use of formaldehyde and equivalents in heated hair-straightening products. This time they are joined by 75 concerned salon workers.
Formaldehyde-containing hair-smoothing products are “injurious to users” and thus should be deemed adulterated under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the Environmental Working Group and Women’s Voices for the Earth say in a 15 June petition asking the agency to implement a ban.
“The science shows that exposure to formaldehyde is linked to a multitude of health problems, and the FDA has received...
Green Pharmaceuticals’ SnoreStop Nasal Spray, previously marketed as “NasoSpray,” still is available even though agency officials on multiple occasions for a month recommended a recall after an April inspection found “gross microbial contamination” in one lot.
Global beauty giant is working to adapt its approach to the prestige market to meet escalating competition, increased points of sale, and more knowledgeable consumers with new shopping habits, CFO Tracey Travis said at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference.
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.
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.
Week after publishing safety alert about OPMS Black Liquid Kratom “linked to serious adverse health effects, including death,” FDA announced market research “to understand and characterize emergent risk/safety and perceived benefits reportedly linked to kratom and psychedelics.” But it withdrew the study 10 days later.
Semi-annual regulatory agenda of non-binding target dates also sets December goal for an NPRM to recognize N-acetyl-L-cysteine as a lawful dietary ingredient. Like IND exemptions rule, item on NAC included for first time in FDA’s list.
