FDA's 85% UV absorption criterion for sunscreens "inappropriate," CTFA maintains.
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA 85% UV ABSORPTION CRITERION FOR SUNSCREENS "INAPPROPRIATE," CTFA maintains in Oct. 10 comments responding to the agency's existing definition for sunscreen ingredients. "Clearly...the percent absorption" criterion listed in the sunscreen tentative final monograph is an "inappropriate specification for defining a sunscreen," the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association asserts, since "notable" information regarding the method of measurement for the absorption rate is not included.