Regulations

Sunscreen Act Reaches President’s Desk

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By: TOM BRANNA

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With passage of the Sunscreen Innovation Act (S. 2141) by the US House of Representatives, the bill has been sent to President Obama for his signature and enactment into law. This important bill reforms the current sunscreen approval process of the US  Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by creating a timely and transparent process by which FDA will evaluate applications for new, safe and effective sunscreen ingredients, which are regulated as over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.

If signed into law by President Obama, the Sunscreen Innovation Act will help provide Americans access to the latest sunscreen ingredients, some of which have been widely available for 15 years in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

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