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The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday added an active sunscreen ingredient popular in Europe and Asia to a list of permitted substances, marking the first update of over-the-counter sunscreen products since the late 1990s.
Why it matters: Medical experts say sunscreens in Europe currently offer better protection from ultraviolet radiation associated with skin cancer because of better testing methods.
