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PETA Challenges FDA 'Insistence' On Animal Testing For Sunscreen Products

 
• By Eileen Francis

Animal advocacy group PETA claims documents recently made public on listening sessions between the US Food and Drug Administration and sunscreen manufacturers show FDA is ‘checking a box by pushing decades-old animal tests rather than using modern science’ to assess the safety of sunscreens, despite the agency’s claims that it is encouraging non-animal methods.

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) says the US Food and Drug Administration in closed-door meetings with sunscreen manufacturers is insisting on animal testing to keep sunscreen products on the market, while sending a different message publicly.

“Letters and meeting notes between sunscreen manufacturers and the FDA demonstrate that, in stark contrast to the agency’s frequent public...

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