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Type: News
Section: Formulas/Products > Sun Care
SPF/Sun
DSM Seeks FDA Sunscreen Monograph Approval of Bemotrizinol
DSM believes it is important for consumers in the USA to benefit from the efficacy and aesthetics that modern filters such as BEMT can provide. As such, the company is pushing for Monograph status.
Literature/Data
Literature Review Connects Sunscreen Absorption with Potential Adverse Effects
A literature review published in
Dermatology Research
suggests the potential adverse effects, i.e., irritation, rashes, hormone disruption, etc., of sunscreen ingredients absorbed into human skin and present in human plasma and urine.
SPF/Sun
FDA Reviews Sunscreen Active
The Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has requested safety and efficacy data for the sunscreen active ingredient diethylhexyl butamido triazone in concentrations...
SPF/Sun
FDA Responds to EWG Sunscreen List
The FDA responded to EWG's report on sunscreens that claimed the FDA fails to set meaningful sunscreen standards.
SPF/Sun
FDA Proposes New Sunscreen Rules
The FDA has proposed a new regulation for the formulating, testing and labeling of OTC sunscreens with ultraviolet UVA and UVB protection.
Regional
US FDA Pushes Sunscreen Reform on Three Fronts
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced three new efforts to advance its framework for sun protection products including Maximal Usage Trials (MUsT)—just ahead of summer vacation and in line with #DontFryDay.
SPF/Sun
FDA Releases a Final Sunscreen Rule
After nearly a four-year wait for an action on sunscreens, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Final Sunscreen Rule, which addresses the testing and labeling of OTC sunscreen products.
SPF/Sun
FDA Extends Comment Period for Proposed Sunscreen Rule
Extension to run through Dec. 26, 2007; agency seeks to balance industry concerns and the interests of public health to ensure that sunscreen products properly inform consumers of the level of protection.
Event Coverage
Sunscreen Symposium Debates SPF, UVA/UVB, FDA Proposal and More
The Florida Chapter SCC Sunscreen Symposium kicked off with a splash as Guy Padulo, national president of the SCC, announced the event has approached 400 attendees.
Regional
Could the FDA Sunscreen Monograph See a New Addition?
It's been decades since the FDA's OTC Sunscreen Monograph welcomed a new addition; back then, it was avobenzone. Now, another could be joining the ranks.
Sun Care
Benzene in Sunscreens Prompts FDA Citizen Petition, PCPC Responds
Benzene has been detected in several brands and batches of sunscreens above the 2 ppm threshold, Valisure LLC reported, though most likely as a contaminant, another source noted. The firm has petitioned the FDA to act; the PCPC is carefully reviewing these findings.
Sun Care
EWG Sunscreen Ratings Stir Controversy; CTFA Backs FDA
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has stirred up the sun care industry with its recent survey and ranking of 780+ sunscreens.
SPF/Sun
FDA Moves to Improve Quality, Safety and Efficacy of Sunscreens
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced recent activities that are part of its ongoing implementation of new authorities for certain over-the-counter drugs including sunscreens.
SPF/Sun
Sunscreen Innovation Act Introduced into Congress to Amend FDA's TEA Program
On Mar. 13, 2014, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Congressman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Sunscreen Innovation Act (S. 2141 and H.R. 4250, respectively), which has been supported by the Public Access to SunScreen (PASS) Coalition.
Safety/Stability
Sunscreen Absorption Makes Waves Again, FDA Shifts Toward Test Sample Selection
Questions of sunscreen absorption made waves once again in a recent report in the
Wall Street Journal
. Prior reports found no cause for concern while more recently, the FDA turned its focus to the selection method for sunscreens used in absorption tests.
Regional
FDA Pushes Higher Limits, New Labeling and More Data for Sunscreens
Broad spectrum sunscreens are critical for preventing skin cancer and UV damage, yet many of their essential requirements have not been updated in years. This was the driver for new sunscreen regulatory rules proposed by the FDA.
SPF/Sun
FDA Publishes Opinion on Two Sunscreen TEAs and Is Urged for More Action by PASS
The end of February was busy for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which published two letters on the Time and Extent Applications (TEAs) for diethylhexyl butamido triazone (Uvasorb HEB) and amiloxate (Neo Heliopan E 1000), finding insufficient scientific evidence to claim either as generally recognized as safe and effective (GRASE) and denying their addition to the OTC Sunscreen Monograph.
Regional
Sunscreen Innovation Act Passes: What Does it Mean?
The Public Access to SunScreens (PASS) Coalition applauded the U.S. Senate's passage of the Sunscreen Innovation Act (S. 2141). While the Act aims to streamline the approval process for new sunscreen actives, will it? Industry expert David Steinberg gives his take.
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