By JENNIFER C. KERR
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON – A clearer, more meaningful standard for sunscreen labels is coming soon to a lotion near you, but not in time for the summer beach season that kicks off this Memorial Day weekend.
The Food and Drug Administration is working to finish new labeling rules that have been years in the making, but not before October.
The current labeling system for sunscreen products is problematical, concedes Dr. James Spencer, spokesman for the American Academy of Dermatology. But as millions throng to the beaches, he counsels: “Sunscreen is the best you can do for now, and we’re working on better.”