Sunscreen: BASF Chemical is laughing at you from the homepage of the National Academies of Sciences

Worried about sunscreen?

BASF Chemical is laughing at you from the website of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM).

NASEM, August 9, 2022, released a report urging more study of sunscreen risks.  It’s not a hatchet job–pointing out for instance, “there is no regulatory definition or oversight for what constitutes ‘reef-safe’ that ensures it is scientifically meaningful or accurate” — but it does urge the US EPA to look into questions about environmental impacts. 

Obviously the EPA would focus more on alleged environmental risks than other agencies such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC), which might be more inclined to weigh concerns about increased risk of skin cancer if sunscreen use is reduced by, say, a chemophobia campaign.