AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoForever-chemicals crackdown: Illinois lawmakers passed a bill banning PFAS (“forever chemicals”) in cosmetics, hair and nail products, soaps, lotions, tanning items, and fragrances—now headed to Gov. JB Pritzker for final approval. K-Beauty retail expansion: Olive Young opened its first U.S. flagship in Pasadena, drawing long lines and offering ingredient- and skin-type shopping plus free skin scans, scalp analysis, and skincare lessons. Beauty-adjacent recalls: Two moringa-based superfood supplement lines were recalled after possible salmonella contamination, with FDA linking them to a multistate outbreak. Beauty shopping focus: South Africa’s Pick n Pay is refocusing on fresh food, baby, beauty, and pets after admitting it fell behind in beauty and pet care. Beauty tech & services: Unilever is investing $270M in a global innovation center in New Haven, signaling continued push into new product development and beauty-adjacent R&D. Retail/health pharmacy growth: Dis-Chem says its TLC franchise model could expand to as many as 500 stores, boosting access to health and beauty retail services.
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