Regulations

Bemotrizinol Moves Closer to US FDA Approval

DSM-Firmenich is hopeful sunscreens featuring BEMT are available in the US by the end of next year or early 2026.

DSM-Firmenich's BEMT UV filter moves closer to approval in the US.

The limitations imposed on sunscreen manufacturers in the US are well-documented. In comparison to Europe and Asia, the US market has the fewest approved sunscreen actives. Currently, only nine ingredients are commonly used for formulating marketable US sunscreen products. Further, it’s been 25 years since the last UV filter, Ensulizole, was added to the US Food and Drug Administration’s Sunscreen Monograph. But a new approval is on the horizon. DSM-Firmenich’s Bemotrizinol (BEMT) sunscr...

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