US FDA Would ‘Overstep’ Authority With Planned OTC Sunscreen Environmental Impact Statement
Executive Summary
The Public Access to Sunscreens Coalition suggests the FDA should stay in its regulatory lane or at least await the results of a National Academies of Sciences study before moving forward with an environmental impact statement to the US Environmental Protection Agency regarding certain UV filters under GRASE review reported to harm marine coral.
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