High SPF Sunscreen Additional Data Sought By FDA
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA expects to publish a "comprehensive" sunscreen final monograph covering formulation, labeling and testing methodologies for both UVA and UVB radiation by Dec. 31, 2001, the agency announced in a June 8 Federal Register notice.
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