06.09.11
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) Action Fund is demanding sunscreen safety regulations be enforced, and has been actively pursuing signatures for its petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
According to an email sent out today, the group is “meeting with the FDA soon” and"needs 12,278 more signatures by midnight tonight" to take to the FDA.
The petition states:
“I find the FDA's stalling on the release of sunscreen safety standards inexcusable. Thirty-three years is plenty of time to make these regulations final. We need regulations that:
EWG is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1993 by Ken Cook and Richard Wiles. In 2002, the group created the EWG Action Fund, a 501(c)(4) organization that advocates on Capitol Hill for health-protective and subsidy-shifting policies.
According to an email sent out today, the group is “meeting with the FDA soon” and"needs 12,278 more signatures by midnight tonight" to take to the FDA.
The petition states:
“I find the FDA's stalling on the release of sunscreen safety standards inexcusable. Thirty-three years is plenty of time to make these regulations final. We need regulations that:
•Do not leave families like mine out to burn -- we want sunscreen's SPF ratings to mean something.
•Make sure the sunscreen industry doesn't stock store shelves with bottles listing misleading, sky-high SPF ratings that protect against UVB-caused sunburn but leave skin at risk for UVA damage.
•Keep misleading marketing claims off of labels.
•Ensure that sunscreens actually protect consumers.
Thirty-three years is long enough. Start protecting consumers with sunscreen safety standards now!”
EWG is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1993 by Ken Cook and Richard Wiles. In 2002, the group created the EWG Action Fund, a 501(c)(4) organization that advocates on Capitol Hill for health-protective and subsidy-shifting policies.