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The news was announced in a notice on the National Medical Products Administration website, which regulates the region’s drug and medical devices industry. In the past, China was one of the few countries left in the world to require animal testing on beauty products in order for them to be marketed in the country.
The update refers to general beauty products only and will not apply to any products that make active claims, such as anti-acne or anti-ageing .
According to Business of Fashion, brands must provide quality certifications from their country of origin and must not target children or infants. They must also not contain any raw materials that aren’t featured on the country’s approved list.
Sverica Capital Management, owner of Women’s Health USA, plans a nationwide search for a new CEO.
“My fellow leaders and I view this transition as an opportunity to realign the chief executive talent to ensure the continued success of Women’s Health USA,” said Dave Finley, managing partner of Sverica.
Women’s Health USA provides practice management services in the women’s health sector and last month announced a partnership with Desert Perinatal Associates, a high-risk obstetrics practice in Nevada. The company works with 600 women’s health providers in seven states.
Sverica spun out Women’s Health USA’s fertility-clinic business in 2019 and invested $31.5 million in the new company, In Vitro Sciences.
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