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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Legislation to Protect Public Health and Coral Reef

Statement

Date: May 8, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Health and Health Care Environment

Today, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) introduced the Oxybenzone and Octinoxate Impact Study Act of 2019 as well as the Reef Safe Act of 2019. The first of these bills would require an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study on the impacts of these chemicals on public health and the environment while the second would require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to develop standards for a ""Reef Safe'' designation for nonprescription sunscreens.

"The ingredients in many common sunscreens are chemicals that have been proven to kill coral reef, harm marine life, and raise serious concerns about the impact they may have on people who use them. While proper skin protection is extremely important, we must make sure the ingredients used are safe for people and not jeopardizing the coral reef vital to local marine habitats and that help reduce coastal flood risk," said Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.


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