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US rubber stamps DSM-Firmenich sunscreen active approval
Published June 14, 20261 min read
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added DSM-Firmenich’s bemotrizinol to its list of permitted sunscreen active ingredients, the first addition since 1999. “As promised in the Trump Administration’s MAHA Strategy Report, the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) is advancing innovation by bringing a new sunscreen ingredient to the U.S. market for the first time in 20 years,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “This milestone reflects years of scientific leadership, regulatory collaboration, and commitment to bringing meaningful innovation to consumers,” she added.
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