By: Barry J Barclay Ph D

Barry J Barclay Ph D — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:52:33 +0000

I have an interest in safer sunscreens both as a research scientist and as a father. As a scientist, I am appalled that there have been insufficient regulations in place governing sunscreens that has permitted the widespread use of unsafe suncare products for many years. It is clear from the recent EWG studies and previous scientific reports that many additives to sunscreen products have posed a significant threat to public health, especially to children for many years -so how has this alarming situation come about? I understand that FDA has been slow to act is part of the answer but I don’t understand why FTC regulations governing truth in advertising haven’t come into effect here? As a father, I feel deceived by major corporations who have launched unsafe products into the marketplace and then apparently used false information to sell them. I think that consumers have a right to know that sunscreens are both safe and effective, especially for their children -as there is strong scientific evidence that early childhood sunburn is a major risk factor for skin cancer later in life. It is apparent that several major suncare companies have breached the trust that consumers have placed in them for many years. They should be held accountable.

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By: Barry J Barclay Ph D