FDA OKs sunscreen ingredient long used in Europe and Asia

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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sunscreen ingredient for the first time in decades. In the United States, sunscreen is regulated as an over the counter drug — not as a cosmetic — which can make new approvals tricky.

Bemotrizinol has long been an active ingredient in sunscreens sold in Europe and Asia. The company DSM Nutritional Products LLC has been trying to get it approved …

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sunscreen ingredient for the first time in decades. In the United States, sunscreen is regulated as an over the counter drug — not as a cosmetic — which can make new approvals tricky.

Bemotrizinol has long been an active ingredient in sunscreens sold in Europe and Asia. The company DSM Nutritional Products LLC has been trying to get it approved …

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