The battle between hazard and risk ideologies goes on as NGO Women’s Voices for the Earth calls for the removal of five fragrance ingredients from personal-care products that FDA recently – if reluctantly – struck from its list of approved food additives. The agency maintains the substances pose no risk to public health.

The SC Johnson brand can continue to use the name Babyganics as long as it specifies on product labeling which ingredients are organic, and which aren’t, per a pending class action settlement in New York’s Southern District. The company also has agreed to sunscreen batch testing for a three-year period to verify the authenticity of SPF claims.

NGO Women’s Voices for the Earth says the rising incidence of fragrance allergy worldwide points to a need for fragrance ingredient disclosure. In an online petition, the group is calling on IFRA to establish “an industry-wide policy” of full transparency so consumers can make informed choices about fragranced product use.

The marketer of Mucinex decongestants integrates a “better design” component into its “betterbusiness” sustainability plan with the goal of deriving one-third of its net revenue from more sustainable products by 2020. The firm also targets “100% transparency on ingredients.”