FDA Proposes Allowing Sunscreen Ingredient Used in Other Countries

If regulators conclude that bemotrizinol is generally safe and effective, they will promulgate a new, final order.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration building in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Food and Drug Administration announced on Dec. 11 that it has formally proposed letting companies add bemotrizinol to sunscreen.

Data show the light filter protects against ultraviolet rays, is only absorbed into the body through the skin at low levels, and rarely causes skin irritation, the FDA said in its proposed order.