RMSunscreen.com Sheds (Sun) Light On The FDA’s New Sunscreen Packaging Regulations
RMSunscreen.com announces the FDA’s new sunscreen packaging regulations,
enforcing easier to understand packaging and tighter sunscreen claim control.
We’ve always had a commitment to ensuring our sunscreen packaging and
promotional materials are as clear as possible for our customers, and we are
applauding the FDA’s new sunscreen regulations.
Arvada, CO April 10, 2012
Sweatproof, sunblock, all-day protection – the sunscreen experts at Rocky
Mountain Sunscreen, and their Bulk
Sunscreen online store at RMSunscreen.com, are determined to separate sunscreen
fact from fiction, in accordance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)’s newest sunscreen packaging regulations. RMSunscreen.com is proud
to report that the company has refrained from using ambiguous terms, like “all-day
protection” from its packaging, and publishes only the facts on its packaging.
The FDA’s new regulations are designed to make sunscreen shopping easier
to understand. They restrict companies from using often misleading terms on
their sunscreen packaging – words like “waterproof,” “instant
protection,” “sunblock,” “all day protection,”
and “sweatproof.” In addition to removing these ambiguous terms,
sunscreen companies must include a drug facts box specifically outlining that
sunscreen should be re-applied every two hours.
Lydia Velazquez, PharmD, in the FDA’s Division of Nonprescription Regulation
Development, explains why the new sunscreen packaging labels are so critical
for consumers.
“This new information will help consumers know which products offer the
best protection from the harmful rays of the sun...It is important for consumers
to read the entire label, both front and back, in order to choose the appropriate
sunscreen for their needs," says Velazquez in an FDA.gov article.
The regulations further stipulate several additions that companies must put
into effect. For instance, if a sunscreen claims it provides “broad spectrum”
protection, the product must have been successfully evaluated by the FDA to
be FDA-certified to protect against UVA radiation. Should a sunscreen indeed
be “broad spectrum,” the packaging may also then state that “this
sunscreen decreases the risk of skin cancer and early skin aging caused by the
sun.” Wondering how long that water resistant sunscreen actually repels
water for? The FDA’s regulations make it mandatory to now include a number
stating that the sunscreen will provide either 40 or 80 minutes of water resistant
protection.
David Erickson, Owner, Rocky Mountain Sunscreen, explains his company’s
commitment to clear sunscreen packaging and promotion.
“With UV rays harsher than they have ever been before, sunscreen isn’t
to be taken lightly. We’ve always had a commitment to ensuring our sunscreen
packaging and promotional materials are as clear as possible for our customers,
and we are applauding the FDA’s new sunscreen regulations.”
Learn more about the FDA’s Sunscreen Regulations
on RMSunscreen.com.
About Rocky Mountain Sunscreen
Rocky Mountain Sunscreen was founded in 1989, after owner David Erickson, a
then supplier to ski resorts and national parks, noticed skiers were increasingly
suffering from sunburn. Erickson created his now renowned broad spectrum sunscreen
that is greaseless, highly water resistant, PABA and fragrance free, and shipped
the very first bottle in 1992. As Rocky Mountain Sunscreen gained attention
and grew into the well-respected sunscreen company that it is today, Erickson’s
philosophy to providing customers with a quality, honest product has stayed
intact. Browse Sunscreen
Lotion in Bulk and Travel Size Sunscreen in Bulk
at RMSunscreen.com.