CHPA Consulting With OTC Antiseptic Advocates As Sunscreen GRASE Push Begins

Following FDA’s proposed sunscreen rule in February, the Consumer Healthcare Products Association has opened a line of communication with the American Cleaning Institute to gain insight into the GRASE data delivery process that kicked off for consumer antiseptic products in September 2016.

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Sunscreen industry stakeholders facing the potential loss of UV filters under FDA’s OTC drug review could have much to gain from the antibacterial soap sector, which is about halfway into a five-year work plan to keep priority germ-killing ingredients available on an OTC basis.

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association is drafting comments on the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed sunscreen rule issued in...

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