The Public Access to Sunscreens Coalition’s latest attempt to bridge a gap between its idea of adequate information and appropriate procedures for evaluating sunscreen ingredients and FDA's standards and policies does little more than expose the extent of the schism.
Sunscreen Group Remains Cloudy About FDA's Ingredient Evaluations
PASS Coalition fails to find common ground with US FDA as the sunscreen access advocacy group urges significant changes to a draft guidance on safety testing for sunscreen ingredients.
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