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FDA’s Greenlight of Old Chemical Offers Chance To Restore Faith in Sunscreen
The FDA has approved the sunscreen chemical bemotrizinol, a UV light filter that has been available in Europe, Asia, and Australia for more than 20 years. Health advocates and skin care industry groups alike are hopeful it can restore faith in sunscreen.
What happened
According to KFF Health News’s source item, FDA’s Greenlight of Old Chemical Offers Chance To Restore Faith in Sunscreen, The FDA has approved the sunscreen chemical bemotrizinol, a UV light filter that has been available in Europe, Asia, and Australia for more than 20 years. Health advocates and skin care industry groups alike are hopeful it can restore faith in sunscreen.
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- FDA’s Greenlight of Old Chemical Offers Chance To Restore Faith in SunscreenKFF Health News - 2026-06-10T17:02:49+00:00
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