Sunscreen Ecological Risk Assessment 'Teed Up' For US EPA

Lawmakers in Hawaii and other jurisdictions may be left wanting by the National Academies of Sciences' sunscreen report, but industry groups were pleased with the academy's findings and recommendations to the EPA. The Personal Care Products Council says it confirms that scientific data are insufficient at present to conduct “realistic” ecological risk assessments of UV filters or support their bans.

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A highly awaited report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) calls on the US Environmental Protection Agency to conduct an ecological risk assessment of UV filters, a step that is “urgently needed” to understand potential environmental-human health tradeoffs associated with sunscreen use.

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