Sunscreen Innovation Act

Sunscreen Innovation Act
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Long titleTo amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients and for other purposes.
Announced inthe 113th United States Congress
Sponsored byRep. Ed Whitfield (R, KY-1)
Number of co-sponsors1
Codification
Acts affectedFederal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
U.S.C. sections affected18 U.S.C. § 1905, 5 U.S.C. § 552, 21 U.S.C. § 351 et seq.
Agencies affectedUnited States Congress, Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration
Legislative history

The Sunscreen Innovation Act (S. 2141, Pub. L. 113–195 (text) (PDF)) is a 2014 law that amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish an expedited process for the review and approval of over-the-counter (OTC) sunscreens.[1] The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had not approved a new active ingredient in sunscreen since 1999, despite some sunscreens having been approved and used overseas for a decade.[2] The new law gave the FDA one year to respond to the existing backlog of sunscreen ingredient approval requests, and then 18 months to reply to any future applications.[3]

The bill was introduced during the 113th United States Congress by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R, KY-1) and Sen. Jack Reed (D, RI), and signed into law by President Barack Obama on November 26, 2014.[4][5]

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  2. ^ Hackman, Michelle (28 July 2014). "House Passes Bill to Speed FDA's Sunscreen Approvals". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
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  4. ^ "H.R.4250 – All Actions". United States Congress. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  5. ^ "S.2141 – All Actions". United States Congress. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.