Octyl triazone
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
BASF asks for 90-day extension to respond to FDA's request for data on octyl triazone sunscreen; the previous deadline was Oct. 9. Firm maintains more time is needed to compile recent effectiveness data. Beiersdorf submitted a separate letter Oct. 7 in support of BASF's time and extent application, noting the German firm has used the ingredient in its own sun care products outside the U.S. for more than five years without "unusual adverse event experience." FDA requested safety data on octyl triazone and two other sunscreen ingredients in a July 11 Federal Register notice (1"The Tan Sheet" July 14, 2003, In Brief)...