4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved
The FDA has authorized the use of bemotrizinol, the first new sunscreen ingredient approved for the U.S. market in two decades.
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📍 How it ended
The FDA approved bemotrizinol, marking the first new sunscreen ingredient allowed in the United States in decades. This ingredient had been used for years in Europe and Asia before receiving authorization for domestic sale.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
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The brief
The Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for the use of bemotrizinol in sunscreens. This marks the first time in 20 years a new active ingredient has been cleared for sale in the United States.
Coverage from Consumer Reports, CNN, Yahoo, The Washington Post, Good Housekeeping, Science News, the San Francisco Chronicle, and NPR highlights that the ingredient has been utilized in Europe and Asia for years. Reports note that the authorization may lead to U.S. sunscreen formulas aligning more closely with international products.
Future reports will track the implementation of this ingredient into consumer products. Coverage does not yet specify when bemotrizinol-based sunscreens will be available on retail shelves.
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Quick answers
What is the name of the new ingredient?
The newly approved ingredient is called bemotrizinol.
Has this ingredient been used elsewhere?
Yes, coverage indicates the ingredient has been used for years in both Europe and Asia.
When was the last time the FDA approved a new sunscreen ingredient?
The FDA had not approved a new sunscreen ingredient for 20 years prior to this authorization.
Coverage (9)
- FDA Approves Bemotrizinol, First New Sunscreen Ingredient in Decades Consumer Reports · 93d ago
- FDA approves new sunscreen ingredient used for years in Europe and Asia CNN · 93d ago
- FDA approves new sunscreen ingredient used for years in Europe and Asia Yahoo · 93d ago
- FDA Approves the First New Sunscreen Ingredient in 20 Years Yahoo · 93d ago
- Why your next sunscreen’s ingredient list may look more like those in Europe The Washington Post · 93d ago
- A Major Sunscreen Upgrade Is Coming to the U.S.—Here's What Scientists Think Good Housekeeping · 93d ago
- A popular sunscreen ingredient can finally be sold in the United States Science News · 93d ago
- Why dermatologists are excited about this newly approved ‘MVP’ sunscreen ingredient San Francisco Chronicle · 93d ago
- 4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved NPR · 93d ago
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