Noncorrective contact lens distribution
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Ciba Vision cracks down on two Georgia companies, C&C Trading Company and MAS Wholesale & Retail, for alleged illegal sale of color contact lenses without a prescription in a lawsuit filed in Atlanta federal court. Ciba recently backed Rep. Henry Waxman's (D-Calif.) opposition to a proposal circulating at FDA to consider regulating noncorrective lenses as cosmetics, not devices (1"The Gray Sheet" Sept. 2, 2002, p. 3). Fashion Wear Services, the British company that initiated the proposal, notes that its Fashion Four Eyez lenses are packaged in an All In One pack, complete with cleaning solution, lens care, and instructions for use. "Therefore, the customers receive all that is required to use the product safely in one purchase," the firm claims...