Public Access to SunScreens Coalition Supports Food and Drug Administration’s New Public Meeting on Over-The-Counter Drug Review, But Urges Congress to Act Now on Approval Process Reform
FDA’s Efforts Necessary for Revising the OTC Monograph System, But Don’t Address Urgent Need to Allow Latest, Innovative Sunscreen Ingredients to American Consumers (Washington, DC) –The Public Access to SunScreens (PASS) Coalition today expressed prudent support for the Food and Drug Administration’s newly scheduled March public meeting to obtain input on the Over-The-Counter, (OTC) Monograph […]
The Sunscreen Innovation Act Signed By President Obama
(Washington, D.C.) —The Public Access to SunScreens (PASS) Coalition applauds President Barack Obama for signing the Sunscreen Innovation Act (S.2141). The PASS Coalition looks forward to working with the Congress and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure the new law is implemented quickly and the 12-year sunscreen backlog is cleared so that Americans […]
Better sunscreen needed to protect against all-day rays
Most sunscreens don’t have the necessary ingredients to protect against the process that causes skin to look old and wrinkled prematurely. New research shows that even low levels of exposure to a common component of sunlight—ultraviolet A1, or UVA1—can cause damage at the molecular level after just a few short days. UVA1 light makes up […]
PASS Coalition Works Toward FDA Acceptance of New(ish) UV Filters
Published in The Rose Sheet (Subscription)By Lauren Nardella http://www.elsevierbi.com/publications/the-rose-sheet/34/23/pass-coalition-works-toward-fda-acceptance-of-newish-uv-filters
Senators Push FDA for SPF Cap, Spray Sunscreen Review
Published in The Rose Sheet (Subscription)By Lauren Nardella http://www.elsevierbi.com/publications/the-rose-sheet/34/23/senators-push-fda-for-spf-cap-spray-sunscreen-review
Ingredient Approval a Challenge for Sunscreen Formulators
From Chemical Week (Subscription)By Vincent Valk http://www.chemweek.com/lab/54667.html
Public Health Advocates Seeing Red Over Delay in Sunscreen Products
Published in The HillBy Julian Hattem http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/healthcare/317465-health-advocates-seeing-red-over-delay-in-sunscreen-products Public health advocates are seeing red over the federal government’s failure to approve new ingredients for sunscreen. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has spent more than a decade reviewing sunscreen products that have long been on store shelves in Europe, Canada, Mexico and other countries. The delay […]
Senators Push FDA for Stronger Sunscreen Standards
Published in CQ Roll Call By Emily Ethridge http://www.rollcall.com/news/senators_push_fda_for_stronger_sunscreen_standards-226170-1.html Beachgoers reaching for the sunscreen this summer may notice some new labels on the bottles, including warnings that the product may not protect against skin cancer. This is the first summer that the Food and Drug Administration’s rules for over-the-counter sunscreen labeling are in full effect. […]
Congress Raises Importance of Sunscreen Approvals
Media Advisory
Public Access to SunScreens Coalition to Hold Media Conference Call, Kick-Off Campaign to Improve Access to Sunscreens in the United States (Washington, DC) — On March 14, 2013, members of the newly formed Public Access to SunScreens Coalition, or PASS Coalition, will hold a media conference call to introduce and kick-off their campaign to fight […]