Category — Sunscreen

[This post comes to us from Diane Romza-Kutz and Seth Erickson of Troutman Sanders' Life Sciences Practice Team.  We thought it might be of interest to our readers.]

July 16, 2011 -  On June 14, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) issued new regulations for sunscreens currently sold over-the-counter (“OTC”) (i.e., without a prescription). The new regulations, which become effective June 18, 2012, establish labeling and testing requirements for OTC sunscreen products containing specific ingredients, or combinations of ingredients, and marketed without an approved application under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the “Act”). [Read more →]