CHPA: Sunscreen Efficacy Ceiling Is More Harmful Than SPF Claim Limit
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA should not impose an efficacy ceiling on sunscreen formulations even if it caps sun protection factor label claims at 50 or 50+, industry stakeholders argue.
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