Two United States senators on Friday introduced a bill that would compel the Food and Drug Administration to make final comprehensive rules on sunscreen. Last summer, the agency proposed updated rules that would standardize the labeling on sunscreens, giving consumers more detailed information about their efficacy. But the agency has not made the regulations final, which must happen before they can be implemented. Senator Christopher Dodd, Democrat of Connecticut, said the agency appeared to be moving at a deliberately slow pace for the benefit of sunscreen manufacturers. “The delay is happening for economic reasons,” Senator Dodd said. “The F.D.A. knows better. “It sounds like an industry reluctant to have a standard set because that may open the doors to insisting upon more accurate labels on certain other products as well.” The proposed Sunscreen Labeling Protection Act of 2008, sponsored by Senator Dodd and Senator Jack Reed, Democrat of Rhode Island, would give the F.D.A. 180 days to makes its own rules final. If the agency fails to do so within 180 days of enactment of the bill, the proposed rules would take effect.
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