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Key West City Passes Sunscreen Ban

City follows Hawaii in banning formulations with oxybenzone and octinoxate.

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By: Christine Esposito

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By a 6-1 vote last night, the Key West City Commission in Key West, FL passed a new law that willl ban the sale sunscreens in city limits that contain the ingredients oxybenzone and octinoxate.   The ruling follows in the footsteps of Hawaii, which signed the first bill banning these two ingredients back in July 2018.     The Key West ban is set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2021, the same date that Hawaii selected.  ...

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