Vespyr, incorporated in December 2021 after operating as Nurya when it acquired Cold-Eeze from Mylan in May that year, offers Defend-Eeze in lozenges containing echinacea, elderberry and vitamins C and D3 in addition to zinc.

Church & Dwight agrees to buy Hero Cosmetics, maker of acne and skin care patches and topical products, for $630m, adding leading US acne patch brand to its “power brand” lineup. Mighty Patch is among more-than 30 products Hero manufactures and markets.

Garden of Life offers Triple Action Dr. Formulated; BasicBites Synergy Plus for oral care; Zicam extends to Daily Immune Support and Sleep + Immune Support with melatonin; Novastell launches Preminity for PMS; Prunelax in gummy; and lion’s mane mushroom in Clear Focus.

Lowers full-year forecast for reported sales growth to 4% to 5% from an earlier estimate of 5% to 8% despite improving to 89% on meeting demand during the April-June period from 80% during Q1.