R&F will establish funds totaling $38m to put the kibosh on claims of fraud and unfair competition in US federal and state class actions, while maintaining it never intended its prostaglandin analogue-containing Lash Boost to impart drug-like structure and/or function effects on the human body. The settlement does not require R&F to stop selling Lash Boost or reformulate the product.
San Francisco-based Rodan & Fields, LLC will shell out $38m to settle multiple class actions in US and California state courts concerning the multi-level marketing firm’s Lash Boost conditioning serum and the prostaglandin analogue that powers it.
According to court documents and the settlement website, California Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman preliminarily approved plaintiffs’ unopposed settlement...
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.
