At least when it comes to suncreen. As long-time readers will know, I have been complaining about FDA over-regulation of sunscreen for a decade! Maybe now that AOC is on the case things will change. AOC’s sunscreen video is pretty good. One point she doesn’t stress is that requiring Americans to use more oily, less
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At least when it comes to suncreen. As long-time readers will know, I have been complaining about FDA over-regulation of sunscreen for a decade! Maybe now that AOC is on the case things will change.
AOC’s sunscreen video is pretty good. One point she doesn’t stress is that requiring Americans to use more oily, less natural-feeling sunscreen can cause less use and thus more skin cancer. Even more important is the general issue of reciprocity or polycentric authority:
My rule is very simple. I don’t think the FDA is better than the EMA so if any drug or device is approved in Europe it ought to be available for purchase in the United States with a label saying “Approved by the EMA. Not approved by the FDA.” (By the way, we do have reciprocity type agreements with Canada and New Zealand for food so this would not be unprecedented.)
US sunscreens are far behind the rest of the world and our regulations aren’t necessarily making our sunscreens better or safer — but it doesn’t have to be this way! pic.twitter.com/vaZXpZ2a7S
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@RepAOC) August 11, 2023
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