FDA OKs first new sunscreen ingredient in more than 25 years
8 hours ago
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- The FDA approved bemotrizinol as the first new sunscreen ingredient in over 25 years, offering U.S. consumers access to a chemical long used in Europe.
- Bemotrizinol provides broad-spectrum protection against both UVA (linked to skin cancer and wrinkles) and UVB (causes sunburn) rays without leaving a white residue.
- The ingredient, deemed safe for adults and children over 6 months, will initially be sold as Parsol Shield by DSM Nutritional Products, with exclusivity for 18 months.
- The approval followed a streamlined FDA process authorized by Congress in 2020, addressing previous bureaucratic delays in updating sunscreen ingredient lists.
- Regulators have tightened sunscreen standards over time, banning misleading terms like 'waterproof' in 2011 and proposing further measures in 2021, which are still pending.