772 26/6/14 FDA Approves New Sunscreen Ingredient, First in 25 years

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1. Federal health regulators have signed off on the first new sunscreen ingredient for the US market in more than 25 years, giving Americans access to a skin-protecting chemical long used in Europe.

2. The FDA says the chemical, bemotrizinol, meets the agency's standards for protecting from dangrous sun rays while causing noodle little irritation. 

3. Experts say bemotrizinol will fill an important nation niche in the US market, protecting against both ultraviolet A and B rays while not leaving white streaks associated with mineral-based sunscreens. I'm Lisa Dwyer.