https://www.nbcnews.com/health/canc...ation-over-counter-sunscreen-products-n974271
https://www.livescience.com/64833-sunscreen-rules-fda.html
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/21/health/fda-proposed-regulations-sunscreen/index.html
The agency proposed that of the 16 currently used ingredients, only two — zinc oxide and titanium dioxide — are considered safe and effective based on available data.
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One of the biggest proposed changes is an update to the types of sunscreen ingredients that are classified "generally recognized as safe and effective (GRASE)," a term that means the ingredient doesn't need to be approved by the FDA to be marketed.
Of the 16 currently marketed active ingredients in sunscreen, only two — zinc oxide and titanium dioxide — would be considered GRASE under the new proposal.
