FDA OKs first new sunscreen ingredient in more than 25 years

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	FDA OKs first new sunscreen ingredient in more than 25 years (apnews.com)
	22 points by marc__1 5 days ago

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ChrisArchitect 5 days ago

Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48507024

and related large discussion this week:

European sunscreens are safer than American (2024)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48503940

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JohnTHaller 4 days ago

Imported sunscreen has been SO much better than US variants for decades. They have dozens of approved ingredients the do a better job of blocking UVA and UVB, lasting longer, and not adversely affecting skin.

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fhdkweig 5 days ago

This topic has been posted at about the same time in another thread, but neither has any comments.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48523203

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Melatonic 5 days ago

Finally

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rootusrootus 5 days ago

But I no longer trust the FDA, sadly.

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sarchertech 5 days ago

This chemical has been approved in Canada, the EU, and Japan for years.

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JohnTHaller 4 days ago

This chemical has been approved by better safety bodies in Europe and Japan for decades. There are dozens of others as well that the US still doesn't have access to. Imported sunscreen will still be much better.

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