He said, “Today, we are asking the FDA to do a complete and quick study of the other 12 chemicals. And if any of them are harmful, they should take them out of sunblock.”
In addition, Schumer said, “As the summer begins, we are asking the FDA to quickly study these other 12 chemicals and ban them if they’re not good. Today we are telling the FDA what to do: uncloud all the ingredients in sunscreen before closing the book on new rules.”
Separately, in his letter to FDA Commissioner Norman Sharpless, Schumer said, “There is no time to waste in getting to the bottom of several questions as soon as possible, particularly on bloodstream absorption.”
In May, the Journal of the American Medical Association released a report indicating that some chemicals can “seep into the bloodstream” in just 24 hours after a person applies a sunscreen on his/her skin.
“It was a great discovery to have sunscreen. Let’s make it as safe as possible — ASAP. Just make it as safe as possible,” said Schumer.
