Tuesday, February 24, 2015

U.S. FDA wants more data on sunscreen additives before approval

Woman sunbathes next to beach chairs at Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it still could not approve two sunscreen ingredients for use in the United States despite years of review, citing a lack of data to support their safety and effectiveness. In January, the FDA reached a similar conclusion on six other ingredients that had been pending approval. FDA staff have been reviewing sunscreen ingredients for more than a decade. "Americans are not going to have access to the innovative sunscreens that have been available, in some cases for decades, all over the world," said Michael Werner, a lawyer and policy adviser to the Public Access to SunScreens (PASS) Coalition.








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