Opinion: Why sunblock in the U.S. is so much worse than in the E.U.
A cumbersome FDA process means U.S. sunscreens aren’t nearly as effective as those in the E.U. and Asia, where sunblock is a cosmetic, not a drug.
One in five Americans will develop skin cancer by age 70. Yet regulators in the United States have not approved sunscreens that can more effectively prevent the disease.
Such safetyism makes little sense. Americans receive more diagnoses for skin cancer than for all other forms of cancer combined. It’s long past time for lawmakers to allow sunscreen manufacturers to sell their most effective products in the United States.
