New sunscreen option wins FDA approval after years of delay

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first new sunscreen ingredient for the U.S. market in more than 25 years. The decision announced Tuesday will give Americans access to a skin-protecting chemical long used in Europe and other parts of the world . The ingredient, bemotrizinol, met the FDA's standards for protecting from dangerous ultraviolet rays while causing little irritation or absorption into the skin. …