Cancer Causing Ingredients in Sunscreen Omitted in FDA Labeling GuidelinesSusanne Posel, Contributor The FDA did set forth new and more stringent guidelines on labeling sunscreen products. Manufacturers complained, however, that these new rules would impede their ability to make sure there would not be a shortage on sunscreen for 2012. Farah Ahmed, who chairs the sunscreen task force at the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) said: We asked for the additional time. Ahmed complained that altering labels on thousands of sunscreen products is a huge undertaking. While the FDA has agreed to allow corporations more than ample time to comply, Ahmed warns that these new guidelines would be the direct cause if there were shortages of sunscreen available to consumers this summer. The PCPC lobbied the FDA for more time on behalf of the sunscreen corporations. Erica Jefferson, an FDA spokesperson, said that the agency caved to the pressure and extended their compliance deadline to December 2012. Small corporations have an even bigger break; they do not have to comply with the FDA until December of 2013. Jefferson explained that the sunscreen corporations threatened that some manufacturers might have stopped making broad-spectrum products until they could comply. According to the FDA, ultraviolet A rays cause cancer. UVB radiation is primarily accepted as the cause of cancer in mainstream medicine. Most of the sunscreen available on the consumer market only protects against ultraviolet B radiation. New labeling guidelines from the FDA require the product protect against both A and B ultraviolet rays. This would be called broad-spectrum coverage. Labels are set to include FDA authorized declarations about which products protect only against sunburn and which claim to help prevent skin cancer. Many chemical ingredients found in sunscreen are prohibited by the FDA. Dangerous exposure to toxic ingredients depends on the consumers frequency of use. Hidden dangers of sunscreen include: Coinciding with increased sales of sunscreen are the rates of skin cancer. Caution should be used to avoid over exposure, but as an increasing number of people show vitamin D deficiency, it may be that the pendulum has swung too far the other way. Recently, synthetic vitamin D supplements in the form of pills have been promoted. Exposure to the sun and sunlight on a regular basis promotes the natural manufacture of Vitamin D within the body, without the need or use of synthetic vitamin D. Susanne Posel is the Chief Editor of Occupy Corporatism. Our alternative news site is dedicated to reporting the news as it actually happens; not as it is spun by the corporately funded mainstream media. You can find us on ourFacebook page. linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 