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The American Conference Institute (“ACI”) is holding its 2nd West Coast Editionof its Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products from September 25-26 at the Le Meridien Delfina, Santa Monica, California. s John W.M. s John W.M. s John W.M.
As reported previously , MOCRA includes a requirement for facility registration and listing of cosmetic products. Specifically, with some exceptions, parties that own or operate a facility engaged in the manufacturing or processing of a cosmetic product for distribution in the United States must list their facilities. 7, 2023.
The cosmetics and personal care industry is one where customer trust is paramount, given that the products are applied directly to the skin, hair, and body. A well-implemented safety vigilance solution ensures that companies stay compliant with these regulations, minimizing the risk of sanctions or penalties.
The Courts’ decisions provide insight into how natural health products are distinguished, under federal law, from cosmetics and from drugs subject to the Food and Drug Regulations. In its August 16, 2023 decision in Le-Vel Brands, LLC v. Natural health product vs. regulated drug In Winning Combination Inc.
In the US, it’s against the law to use the carcinogenic color additive Red 3 in cosmetics, such as lipsticks or blush or topicals. As a result, in 1990, the agency eliminated certain “provisionally listed” uses of the chemical — meaning cosmetics and externally applied drugs. But those steps were never taken.
The American Conference Institute (“ACI”) will be hosting a series of go-to forums on critical topics including novel therapeutics, cosmetics/personal care products and Paragraph IV disputes. Claud will be featured at the Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products in New York, NY.
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Companies are responsible for all content disseminated via a digital channel when the content is initiated, branded, and/or sponsored by the company or a third party acting on its behalf. Why is guidance needed? What are the key points from the Guidance? What are the rules on Social Media Influencers and Digital Opinion Leaders?
Those who attended their annual Enforcement, Litigation, and Compliance Conference holiday reception earlier this month got a sneak peek at this new branding effort with the unveiling of the association’s new logo ( here ). The new logo — and a host of other new association branding—will be rolling out throughout 2024.
Wikipedia has an extremely long page aptly called Criticism of the Food and Drug Administration , much of it having to do with its role with prescription drugs, and less so other sectors, such as food, tobacco and cosmetics. . billion, about 50% was dedicated to regulating medical products, including prescription drugs.
Like generic forms of synthetic pharmaceuticals, biosimilars have the advantage of being less costly compared to their branded counterparts. While there are currently six biosimilars for AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab) that have been approved by the regulator, the company’s patents prevent biosimilars from being launched until 2023.
According to the warning letters, these products are considered adulterated under “section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), 21 U.S.C. Other major brands like PepsiCo and Carl’s Jr. 342(a)(2)(C)(i), because they bear or contain an unsafe food additive. 331(ll) and 331(a).”.
To further facilitate generic drug development, and to assist the generic pharmaceutical industry in this process, the FDA publishes product-specific guidances (PSGs) describing the agency’s current thinking and expectations on how to develop generic drug products that are therapeutically equivalent to their brand name counterparts.
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It details FDA’s interpretation of the regulation 21 C.F.R. FDA interprets the regulation for drug products without an established name (generally monograph drug products do not have an established name) as requiring the name of the active ingredient, the pharmacological category, and strength. (The underline added).
This is because the US has more lenient food ingredient regulations, potentially exposing consumers to carcinogens and harmful chemicals. Up until recently, popular fruit drinks from leading brands like Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, including Mountain Dew and Gatorade, contained BVO.
On Tuesday, the FDA announced that it informed Kendal Nutricare that the agency is exercising enforcement discretion for the importation of certain infant formula under the Kendamil brand. store shelves beginning in June. Source link: [link].
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This bill would go a long way to alleviating the concerns of the generic industry (AAM has applauded it), but it will clearly have objections from the brand side. The sponsors describe it as a safe harbor in a one-page explainer on the bill available here.
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The FDA has drafted a proposed rule to facilitate wholesale importation of lower-cost drugs from Canada, pursuant to Section 804 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. J(2) stipulates that the FDA can permit personal imports with specific waivers or by general regulation. Importation from Canada is legal under this section of U.S.
The extent of the FDA’s problems is reflective of all the different responsibilities the vast agency has, ranging from control and supervision of food safety and cosmetics to pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices. That means the FDA is requesting approximately 1.8 percent of its total budget for food safety. Part of the $128.2
The FDA should be commended for its effort to create rules, pursuant to Section 804 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, that can lead to a regulated and safe channel of wholesale drug importation from Canada to help reduce cost burdens on states and consumers. counterparts. J)(2) Waiver authority. for drug safety.
These drugs, as explained below, are safe and effective foreign brand versions of the same drugs sold here. This recognition of equivalent brand drug safety is a step in the right direction. The first proposed channel of prescription drug importation is already codified in law: Section 804 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
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