Complexity Persists In Using Sunscreens
In 1997 Congress ordered FDA to issue regulations on the prevention and treatment of sunburn. The new regulation established a list of 16 active ingredients that companies can use in sunscreen products and simplified the labeling so consumesrs will know how to use these products properly. However, questions about the harmfulness of a certain type of ultraviolet light and how to best label sunscreens led FDA to delay these regulations until further studies could be conducted.
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