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What’s left? - US FDA criticised over almost all issues regarding sunscreens
Published: Monday 11 August 2008
The US Cancer Prevention Coalition has criticised the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a number of topics related to sunscreens; according to an article published by CosmeticsDesign.com, the Coalition claims that organic (or chemical) sunscreen pose risks that are being ignored by the industry and the FDA. The Coalition went on to point out the lack of UVA protection in most sunscreens, and recommends the use of sun blocks with inorganic or mineral ingredients, such as TiO2 or ZnO, as adequate protection against UVA.
The application of inorganic and mineral ingredients, however, is also heavily criticised for the utilisation of nanoscale particles, in order to ‘improve product performance’.
According to CosmeticsDesign.com, the Cancer Prevention Coalition is calling on the FDA to improve sunscreen regulation, [and, in particular,] to implement a Sunscreen Labeling Act modelled on California’s Safe Cosmetics Act of 2007.’
Follow this link to read the full story on CosmeticsDesign.com.
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The June issue of the journal Skin Pharmacology and Physiology features a paper that clarifies that ‘the current evidence suggests that nano-sized cosmetic or sunscreen ingredients pose no potential risk to human health, whereas their use in sunscreens has large benefits, such as the protection of human skin against skin cancer.’ (1st June 2008)
In response to the publication of the Friends of the Earth (FoE) report on Nanotechnology & Sunscreens, a paper entitled 'Rhetorical gamesmanship in the nano debates over sunscreens and nanoparticles' identifies that the FoE report uses a ‘risk profile shift’ from raw nanoparticles to sunscreen formulations to suggest environmental health and safety claims. (March 2008)