FDA Asks Sunscreen Makers To Re-Submit Data, Says No New Products By Summer

FDA officials told sunscreen industry stakeholders at a public meeting Wednesday (Feb. 4) that they would have to re-submit applications for new ingredient mixes in their sunscreens, despite a decade of approvals by other international agencies, and that no new sunscreen products would be on the market by summer. The meeting marked the first time FDA met with stakeholders, including public health advocates and industry members, face-to-face to communicate its interpretation of the Sunscreen Innovation Act, signed into law by...