Jan 3, 2026 Gyeonghyun Cho www.bbc.com The United States is planning to approve a new sunscreen ingredient that has already been widely used in Europe, Australia, and parts of Asia. Many health experts have long argued that American consumers have fewer sunscreen options compared to people in other countries. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), sunscreens sold in the US may soon be allowed to contain bemotrizinol, a chemical that provides broad-spectrum pr