High-SPF Test Standards Possible Following Modifications - FDA
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA may consider a standardized sunscreen testing method for higher-SPF products if sufficient additional information is provided and found acceptable, the agency said at a working group meeting with industry in Rockville, Md. Oct. 26.
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