Nano-Engineered Sunscreen Report Shows Need For Industry Education
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A Consumers Union report billed as an exposé of nano-engineered sunscreens that are marketed as nanotech-free may signal a need not for FDA's intervention but for industry to take the lead in educating consumers on nanotechnology
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