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Health & beauty

Beauty retailers ordered to remove products from shelves
Banned microbeads found in scalp, body and face exfoliants and industrial hand cleaners.

Beauty retailers ordered to remove products from shelves

Eight retailers, including Mecca and Sephora, have been ordered by a government agency to stop supplying 12 products containing plastic microbeads. The orders come almost four years after rinse-off personal...
Coles adds K-beauty to its skincare category
Recall: Key-Sun Kids – Honey & Eucalyptus + Acerola Lozenge
Kirin and Blackmores launch brain health supplements
Healthy Skin Lab seeks $4 million to scale US expansion

Health & beauty Archives

Recall

The Good Vitamin Co NZ recalls kid’s gummies over allergy concerns

The recall was announced in a post on the company's Instagram after consulting with Medsafe.
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Condom giant tips price hike as Iran War chokes supply chain

Karex produces over 5 billion condoms annually and is a supplier to leading brands like Durex and Trojan.
comvita honey

Comvita confirms capital raise and announces refinancing

The CEO said it would help "realise Comvita's full potential over time".
Recall

Recall: Lupasaurus’s Lupin Gold

Lupasaurus’s Lupin Gold is being recalled due to the presence of an undeclared allergen, gluten. 
Macro Mike

Breakfast cereals reimagined as protein powders by Kellanova, Macro Mike

Inspired by Coco Pops, Nutri-Grain and Froot Loops, the limited-edition range turns the brands into dairy-free and glute...
Maybelline Bubble Tea

Beauty meets bubble tea in Maybelline-Chatime collab

Rachel Druce, marketing manager at Chatime, said the partnership “marks a bold new chapter” in the brand’s history of cr...
Pure Sports Race Recovery

Pure Sports Nutrition introduces Race Recovery beverage

The new product claims to support complete recovery after intense training or competition
two jars of hot girl pickles against a red background

From pickles to skincare, why these cult brands are worth watching

Meet the cult brands disrupting snacks, skincare and jewellery with bold design, viral strategy and storytelling.
Anindya (Andy) Dasgupta

Johnson & Johnson’s healthcare division names new president of Apac

Dasgupta succeeds Ellie Xie, who will stay on temporarily to support a seamless leadership transition.
Monday Haircare and Daise Beauty brand founder Jaimee Lupton wearing a yellow top and standing in front of a light blue background.

How Monday Haircare’s Jaimee Lupton launched multiple masstige beauty brands

The founder shares what drives her passion for accessible “luxury” beauty brands and the secret to connecting with Gen Z...
bondi wash

Bondi Wash founder plants global roots with Seoul flagship store

Bondi Wash opens first international flagship store in Seoul Korea.
P&G headquarters

P&G posts modest sales growth in ‘challenging, volatile’ environment

Organic sales, which exclude the impacts of foreign exchange and acquisitions and divestitures, increased 1 per cent, dr...
Seoul Tonic new ACV wellness drink

How she built this: Seoul Tonic

The founder of Seoul Tonic shares her unconventional path to establishing a next-generation wellness brand and writing h...

Neutrogena taps John Cena for ‘invisible’ sunscreen campaign

The campaign plays off Cena's iconic "You can't see me" catchphrase to highlight how the sunscreen provides strong UV pr...

US judge rejects J&J’s US$10 billion baby powder settlement

J&J faces lawsuits from over 60,000 claimants alleging that its baby powder and other talc products contained asbestos a...