FDA clears bemotrizinol for U.S. sunscreen market (opens in new tab)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on June 9 added bemotrizinol to its list of permitted active sunscreen ingredients, clearing the first new active ingredient for U.S. over-the-counter sunscreens since the late 1990s. The agency said bemotrizinol protects against dangerous ultraviolet rays, has low skin absorption and can be used by adults and children 6 months and older. The decision gives U.S. sunscreen makers access to a filter used for years or decades in Europe, Asia, Australia and o...