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A Hot Topic: Is The Fda’S Approach To Sunscreen Regulation Failing Consumers?, Haley Westman Jan 2022

A Hot Topic: Is The Fda’S Approach To Sunscreen Regulation Failing Consumers?, Haley Westman

Seattle University Law Review

This Note suggests a better balance between allowing sunscreen innovation and protecting the public from unsafe products. Part I of this Note will review the factual background of the public’s attention to sunscreen, explain the current sunscreen issues in the news, and highlight the different actors involved in the growing discourse surrounding sunscreen. Part I will also show that the actors involved in the sunscreen industry—scientific researchers, social media influencers, and the public at large—have considerable influence on consumers’ trust in sunscreen, their buying habits, and the FDA’s approach to sunscreen regulation. Part II of this Note will outline the …