Cosmetics

FTC Issues Multi Level Marketing (MLM) Guidance

On January 4th of 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a document, entitled “Business Guidance Concerning Mutli-Level Marketing.” This…

Cosmetic Products and the FDA

FDA Regulation of Cosmetics Products Importers introducing cosmetic products into the United States must be mindful of FDA regulations, which…

Food & Drug (FDA) Attorney Katherine Giannamore Interviewed on Complexities of Marketing Cosmetics

On March 31, 2015, Attorney Katherine Giannamore, of The Law Office of Katherine Giannamore, P.A., was interviewed by Ryan Nelson…

FDA Warns of Marketing Cosmetics with Drug Claims

The difference between a product being marketed as a cosmetic and marketed as a drug can be a very thin…

FDA Imports: Foods and Cosmetics

Do you ever wonder how your favorite exotic cheese, foreign cookies, or champagne make it to the United States? As…

FDA Seeks to Review Safety and Effectiveness of Antibacterial Soaps

On December 16, 2013, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule, “Safety and Effectiveness of Consumer…

FDA’s CFSAN Announces Plan for Program Priorities

On September 4, 2013, the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN or the Center), a public health regulatory…