Sunscreen Guidances Underscore FDA Standards Aren’t Changing
Executive Summary
CDER has published guidances, required by the 2014 Sunscreen Innovation Act, on FDA’s process for advisory committees to consider firms’ sunscreen ingredient proposals and on withdrawing pending proposals being considered by the agency.
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