NTP on sunscreens
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Listing of UV as carcinogen by NIH's National Toxicology Program "is a dangerous oversimplification that ultimately will lead to greater confusion" about sun protection education, according to the International Smart Tan Network. The coalition, which represents indoor tanning facilities, predicts "the public will not only ignore such a mislabeling, but would also take less stock in the labeling of other substances by the NTP Report on Carcinogens." In a May 15 report, NTP listed broad-spectrum UV radiation as a substance under consideration for its 10th RoC