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FDA Issues New Rules on Sunscreens

June 15, 2011

TUESDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will require new labeling for sunscreens to identify products that are best for reducing the risk of skin cancer, early skin aging and helping to prevent sunburn.

Under the new rule, sunscreens that protect against both ultraviolet A rays (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) rays can be labeled “Broad Spectrum.” UVB rays and UVA rays both can cause sunburn, skin cancer, and premature skin aging; UVB rays are the main source of sunburn, FDA officials explained.

The new rules will also require sunscreens to have a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or more or they won’t be able to claim that they help prevent sunburn and possibly reduce the threat of premature skin aging and skin cancer — if used with other measures to protect against the sun.

Article: Yahoo News

Investigators question two people in Arizona wildfire cause

Investigators were questioning two “persons of interest” in the search for a cause of the massive Arizona wildfire that had consumed nearly 750 square miles of national forest and created hazardous air quality in parts of the Southwest, federal fire officials said Wednesday.

Officials were not releasing details nor were they calling the two people suspects in causing the wildfire, now the largest in state history. The fire spilled into neighboring New Mexico and sent soot, smoke and ash over several states.

Article: USA TODAY