Plaintiffs against the prestige, “clinical” skin-care company are targeting anti-aging claims on its Rose Stem Cell Bio-Repair line and statements about hyaluronic acid’s ultra-moisturizing capabilities, used to market its Water Drench range. PTR faces false advertising class actions in California and New York federal courts, and the former case appears to be headed for trial.

Leading chemical firms, beauty and consumer health companies, even distilleries and medical marijuana cultivators are adapting operations to meet global demand for hand sanitizers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, plaintiff’s attorneys are busy with multiple class actions against Purell manufacturer GOJO Industries for alleged false advertising following a January warning letter to the firm from the US FDA.

The European Chemicals Agency is working to develop a centralized, expedited authorization process to increase the availability of disinfectants to consumers and healthcare professionals fighting the novel coronavirus. Meanwhile, the ECHA encourages companies to work with national authorities on single-market applications for derogations under the Biocidal Products Regulation to speed up production.