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A decades-old FDA rule is keeping Americans from having better sunscreen
(www.nbcnews.com)
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That skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the US and yet a dumb almost 100-year old rule means that Americans have less effective sunscreen - a key cancer prevention tool - than many other countries is pretty wild. Do any of the industrial/governmental players involved actually care about reducing cancer risk in their population?
Hi, I can field that question. The answer is no. Thank you!
Source: live in the imperial core under this hellish capitalist system.
I agree with your answer. People who are sick or have chronic conditions are lifelong customers. There's one version of corporate regulation and paternalism for tobacco, and all other industries get a free pass to drum up business I'd say