From severe shortages in medical masks and ventilation equipment worldwide to the curious “toilet paper desert” in America, COVID-19 is creating temporary and long-term disruptions in the availability of both highly...more
3/25/2020
/ Advertising ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cosmetics ,
Departments of Commerce ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
FDA Warning Letters ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hemp ,
Influencers ,
Labeling ,
Pending Legislation ,
Personal Care Products ,
Supply Chain
Seyfarth hosted its first “Future of Cosmetics and Personal Care Products" event in its New York office on November 12, 2019. The event brought together industry leaders and Seyfarth attorneys for a timely conversation on the...more
11/26/2019
/ Amazon Marketplace ,
Brand ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA) ,
Corporate Branding ,
Cosmetics ,
Endorsements ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
FTC Endorsement Guidelines ,
Funding Options ,
Influencers ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Marijuana ,
Marketing ,
Marketing Perspectives ,
Natural Products ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patents ,
Personal Care Products ,
Risk Management ,
USPTO
Synopsis: Unhappy with the FDA’s position on branding, Congressional representatives seek to define “natural” narrowly to limit its use in consumer advertising....more
11/18/2019
/ Advertising ,
Brand ,
Cosmetics ,
False Advertising ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marketing ,
NAD ,
Natural Products ,
Personal Care Products ,
Plant Based Products ,
Product Labels ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda
Seyfarth Synopsis: Through a reintroduced House bill, Congress is taking strides to push for cosmetic regulation reform and, separately, through the SAFE Act, it is seeking to establish a safe harbor for financial...more
11/1/2019
/ Agribusiness ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Cosmetics ,
Farm Bill ,
Farms ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hemp ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Licensing Rules ,
Marijuana ,
Personal Care Products ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Safety Standards ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
USDA
Seyfarth Synopsis: CBD is “thriving” in the current regulatory environment, but is it doing so illegally?
As former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb opined last week, “the CBD craze is...more
8/8/2019
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Dietary Supplements ,
Farm Bill ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hemp ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Cultivation ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Marijuana-Infused Edibles ,
Pending Legislation ,
Personal Care Products ,
Plant Based Products ,
Policy Statement ,
Product Labels ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Working Groups
As 2019 is underway and the government is back up and running (at least for now), we have summarized for you key developments from 2018 and projections for 2019 on issues that we have been monitoring closely in the cosmetics...more
2/6/2019
/ Brand ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA) ,
Cosmetics ,
Farm Bill ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
FTC Endorsement Guidelines ,
Hemp ,
Influencers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marijuana-Infused Edibles ,
Natural Products ,
Organic ,
Patent Infringement ,
Personal Care Products ,
Popular ,
Product Labels ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Social Media
Seyfarth Synopsis: Rep. Schakowsky (D-Ill.) proposes latest cosmetics reform bill to enhance the FDA’s oversight of cosmetic products and ensure cosmetics are free of known toxins and contaminants....more
10/18/2018
/ Cosmetics ,
False Advertising ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Manufacturers ,
Natural Products ,
Personal Care Products ,
Product Labels ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Retail Market ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Exposure