[podcast] Consequences of Hawaii's Sunscreen Ban

Oct 29th, 2018
Rachel Grabenhofer with David Steinberg
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Earlier this year, Hawaii passed a regulation banning oxybenzone and octinoxate from sunscreens. What’s the status of this legislation? And what could it mean for the industry?

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