Mozambican authorities have seized counterfeit toothpaste that may
contain a potentially deadly ingredient used in anti-freeze,
further contributing to a fast-growing global scare.
US retail outfit Target announces the long awaited restock of Boots
No 7 Restore and Renew, the much sought after anti-ageing product;
highlighting the international success of the UK's leading health
and beauty store.
China has recently announced a ban of diethylene glycol, the toxic
ingredient found in the widely banned toothpaste - representing one
of a number of moves attempting to reassure its export market.
The financial burden of setting-up a production plant in China has
forced the owners of a cosmetics packaging firm to call in the
administrators and sell the business.
A leading Filipino personal care player has announced its aim to
expand further into international markets for natural-based
products; a move it hopes to fund through its share flotation.
Adopting a holistic approach to skin care, a UK company has
released a range of products targeting the growing number of UK
consumers who are seeking health and wellness qualities from their
personal care products.
As savings from restructuring kick in, oral and personal care giant
Colgate-Palmolive has reported a robust quarter, with sales
significantly boosted by a raft of international product launches.
A nanotechnology product inventory shows a rapidly growing cosmetic
products sector from a widening geographical base
- underlining the increasing need for nanotechnology
regulation on an international scale.
Algatechnologies, an Israeli biotechnology company specialising in
algal antioxidants, has announced its plans to expand into Poland,
hoping to cash in on growth in the emerging Central and Eastern
European markets.
Swedish direct sales agent Oriflame has broken new ground with the
launch of its first toothpaste last week - incorporating a
tooth-whitening product to capitalise on the booming whitening
market.
Further consignments of tainted toothpaste have shown up in
Chicago, after authorities there said they had confiscated over
1,000 tubes of toothpaste, much of it thought to be illegal
counterfeit and gray market products.
Prestige cosmetic manufacturers are predicted to begin adjusting
their travel retail product ranges in an attempt to capitalise on
increasing Indian consumers holidaying abroad.
Beiersdorf is hoping to cash in on this season's beauty trend for
straight hair with the launch of a new Nivea straightening range -
developed to reduce the need for the use of irons that are said to
be damaging to the hair.
