Industry Groups Burned About Proposed Sunscreen Labeling Requirements
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Sunscreen labeling that claims the product "helps prevent" premature skin aging, cancer and other damage does not suggest that sunscreen alone protects against these conditions, but in fact informs consumers that "complementary measures" are needed for adequate protection, trade groups say
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