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What’s Changing in U.S. Sunscreen (OTC) Regulations? Key Points of the FDA M020 Update

What’s Changing in U.S. Sunscreen (OTC) Regulations? Key Points of the FDA M020 Update

What’s Changing in U.S. Sunscreen (OTC) Regulations? Key Points of the FDA M020 Update

In the United States, sunscreens are regulated as OTC (Over-the-Counter) drugs , not cosmetics. This means they are subject to strict regulatory frameworks governing everything from ingredients and SPF testing to labeling and safety standards. Recent FDA announcements do not necessarily mean an immediate overhaul of all existing rules. Instead, they signal a strategic update to OTC Monograph M020 , clarifying the standards and direction for future sunscreen regulations. How i

Provision Consulting Group

Dec 22, 20253 min read

Hotter Than the Sun: K-Beauty Sunscreens Face New Challenges in the U.S.

Hotter Than the Sun: K-Beauty Sunscreens Face New Challenges in the U.S.

Hotter Than the Sun: K-Beauty Sunscreens Face New Challenges in the U.S.

K-Beauty Sunscreens: Beloved by U.S. Consumers, Challenged by Tariffs and FDA Rules K-Beauty sunscreens are among the most popular Korean...

FDA Regulations

Provision Consulting Group

Sep 2, 20252 min read

FDA Issues Warning on Foam & Mousse Sunscreens – Here’s Why It Matters

FDA Issues Warning on Foam & Mousse Sunscreens – Here’s Why It Matters

FDA Issues Warning on Foam & Mousse Sunscreens – Here’s Why It Matters

FDA Warns: “Mousse and Foam Sunscreens Are Not Yet Approved” Sunscreen is a summertime essential, and in recent years it has expanded...

FDA Regulations

Provision Consulting Group

Aug 29, 20252 min read

FDA Finalizes Mandatory Cosmetics Recall Guidance: What K-Beauty Brands Entering the U.S. Should Know

FDA Finalizes Mandatory Cosmetics Recall Guidance: What K-Beauty Brands Entering the U.S. Should Know

FDA Finalizes Mandatory Cosmetics Recall Guidance: What K-Beauty Brands Entering the U.S. Should Know

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Renew Your FDA Initial Importer Designation with Provision

Renew Your FDA Initial Importer Designation with Provision

Renew Your FDA Initial Importer Designation with Provision

Oct 16

OTC Drug Establishment Renewal: Time to Renew with Provision

OTC Drug Establishment Renewal: Time to Renew with Provision

OTC Drug Establishment Renewal: Time to Renew with Provision

Oct 16

FDA Food Facility Registration: 2026 Is a Renewal Year

FDA Food Facility Registration: 2026 Is a Renewal Year

FDA Food Facility Registration: 2026 Is a Renewal Year

Oct 14

FY2027 FDA Medical Device Registration Renewal: It’s Time to Renew with Provision

FY2027 FDA Medical Device Registration Renewal: It’s Time to Renew with Provision

FY2027 FDA Medical Device Registration Renewal: It’s Time to Renew with Provision

Oct 14

FDA’s FY2027 Medical Device Guidance Agenda: What Could It Mean for 510(k) Manufacturers?

FDA’s FY2027 Medical Device Guidance Agenda: What Could It Mean for 510(k) Manufacturers?

FDA’s FY2027 Medical Device Guidance Agenda: What Could It Mean for 510(k) Manufacturers?

Oct 7

Provision CEO Sung Kwon to Speak at Cosmoprof Asia Hong Kong 2026

Provision CEO Sung Kwon to Speak at Cosmoprof Asia Hong Kong 2026

Provision CEO Sung Kwon to Speak at Cosmoprof Asia Hong Kong 2026

Oct 2

FDA’s Purolea Warning Letter: What AI-Assisted GMP Documentation Means for Manufacturers

FDA’s Purolea Warning Letter: What AI-Assisted GMP Documentation Means for Manufacturers

FDA’s Purolea Warning Letter: What AI-Assisted GMP Documentation Means for Manufacturers

Sep 23

FDA Form 483 Response Is Not the Finish Line: What the Bausch & Lomb Warning Letter Reveals About CAPA

FDA Form 483 Response Is Not the Finish Line: What the Bausch & Lomb Warning Letter Reveals About CAPA

FDA Form 483 Response Is Not the Finish Line: What the Bausch & Lomb Warning Letter Reveals About CAPA

Sep 19

FDA Sunscreen Regulatory Update: PABA and Trolamine Salicylate Removed from OTC Monograph M020

FDA Sunscreen Regulatory Update: PABA and Trolamine Salicylate Removed from OTC Monograph M020

FDA Sunscreen Regulatory Update: PABA and Trolamine Salicylate Removed from OTC Monograph M020

Sep 16

What Does It Mean When Torriden Delegates U.S. Regulatory Compliance to Provision Consulting Group?

What Does It Mean When Torriden Delegates U.S. Regulatory Compliance to Provision Consulting Group?

What Does It Mean When Torriden Delegates U.S. Regulatory Compliance to Provision Consulting Group?

Sep 9

Introducing the Provision Client Portal (Beta): A New Way to Work With Us

Introducing the Provision Client Portal (Beta): A New Way to Work With Us

Introducing the Provision Client Portal (Beta): A New Way to Work With Us

Sep 9

Why Provision Built R.I.S.E. Turning 50,000+ Real Regulatory Cases into Regulatory Intelligence

Why Provision Built R.I.S.E. Turning 50,000+ Real Regulatory Cases into Regulatory Intelligence

Why Provision Built R.I.S.E. Turning 50,000+ Real Regulatory Cases into Regulatory Intelligence

Aug 28

FY2027 FDA Medical Device User Fees Finalized: MDUFA V’s Final Year and What You Need to Know

FY2027 FDA Medical Device User Fees Finalized: MDUFA V’s Final Year and What You Need to Know

FY2027 FDA Medical Device User Fees Finalized: MDUFA V’s Final Year and What You Need to Know

Aug 24

Provision Consulting Group Speaks at ACI Conference on K-Beauty and U.S. Regulatory Challenges

Provision Consulting Group Speaks at ACI Conference on K-Beauty and U.S. Regulatory Challenges

Provision Consulting Group Speaks at ACI Conference on K-Beauty and U.S. Regulatory Challenges

Aug 18

MDUFA VI: Why FDA Device Reviews Are Getting Tougher, Not Faster

MDUFA VI: Why FDA Device Reviews Are Getting Tougher, Not Faster

MDUFA VI: Why FDA Device Reviews Are Getting Tougher, Not Faster

Aug 14

Trapped in Customs: The Hidden Triggers Behind FDA Import Alerts for Medical Devices

Trapped in Customs: The Hidden Triggers Behind FDA Import Alerts for Medical Devices

Trapped in Customs: The Hidden Triggers Behind FDA Import Alerts for Medical Devices

Aug 3

Container Stuck at a U.S. Port — What Triggers an FDA Import Alert for Food and Supplements

Container Stuck at a U.S. Port — What Triggers an FDA Import Alert for Food and Supplements

Container Stuck at a U.S. Port — What Triggers an FDA Import Alert for Food and Supplements

Jul 27

FDA US Agent: What Happens When They Go Silent — and You Picked Them on Price

FDA US Agent: What Happens When They Go Silent — and You Picked Them on Price

FDA US Agent: What Happens When They Go Silent — and You Picked Them on Price

Jul 20

What Huons' FDA Warning Letter Reveals About Today's CGMP Enforcement

What Huons' FDA Warning Letter Reveals About Today's CGMP Enforcement

What Huons' FDA Warning Letter Reveals About Today's CGMP Enforcement

Jun 30

FDA 510(k) Clearance: Why a "Complete" eSTAR Doesn’t Guarantee Approval

FDA 510(k) Clearance: Why a "Complete" eSTAR Doesn’t Guarantee Approval

FDA 510(k) Clearance: Why a "Complete" eSTAR Doesn’t Guarantee Approval

Jun 29

FDA Sunscreen Ingredient Update: Bemotrizinol Added to the U.S. OTC Monograph

FDA Sunscreen Ingredient Update: Bemotrizinol Added to the U.S. OTC Monograph

FDA Sunscreen Ingredient Update: Bemotrizinol Added to the U.S. OTC Monograph

Jun 23

A Kimchi Brand Just Got Recalled. The Culprit? Anchovies.

Jun 15

KOTRA x Provision Consulting Group to Support Korean Companies at BIO International Convention San Diego

KOTRA x Provision Consulting Group to Support Korean Companies at BIO International Convention San Diego

KOTRA x Provision Consulting Group to Support Korean Companies at BIO International Convention San Diego

Jun 11

The FDA is Cracking Down on Sunscreen Factories—Is Yours Truly Ready?

The FDA is Cracking Down on Sunscreen Factories—Is Yours Truly Ready?

The FDA is Cracking Down on Sunscreen Factories—Is Yours Truly Ready?

Jun 1

FDA-Compliant, Yet Still Sued? The Labeling Risks U.S.-Bound Brands Often Miss

FDA-Compliant, Yet Still Sued? The Labeling Risks U.S.-Bound Brands Often Miss

FDA-Compliant, Yet Still Sued? The Labeling Risks U.S.-Bound Brands Often Miss

May 15

Medical Devices Have IDs Too — The FDA UDI Guide for U.S. Market Entry

Medical Devices Have IDs Too — The FDA UDI Guide for U.S. Market Entry

Medical Devices Have IDs Too — The FDA UDI Guide for U.S. Market Entry

May 4

MoCRA Insight: Same Ingredients, Same Formula — Different FDA Interpretations

MoCRA Insight: Same Ingredients, Same Formula — Different FDA Interpretations

MoCRA Insight: Same Ingredients, Same Formula — Different FDA Interpretations

Apr 24

Longevity and In & Out Beauty: What K-Beauty Brands Are Missing in the U.S. Market

Longevity and In & Out Beauty: What K-Beauty Brands Are Missing in the U.S. Market

Longevity and In & Out Beauty: What K-Beauty Brands Are Missing in the U.S. Market

Apr 13

'Magnif's make p:rem', a K-Beauty Brand, Just Landed at Sephora. Here's What Made It Possible.

Mar 31

Why Your K-Clinic Launch Could Trigger an FDA "Drug Claim" — MoCRA Strategies for 2026

Why Your K-Clinic Launch Could Trigger an FDA "Drug Claim" — MoCRA Strategies for 2026

Why Your K-Clinic Launch Could Trigger an FDA "Drug Claim" — MoCRA Strategies for 2026

Mar 24

One Sunscreen Could Land You on FDA's Blacklist — Have You Checked Your OMUFA FY2026 Status?

One Sunscreen Could Land You on FDA's Blacklist — Have You Checked Your OMUFA FY2026 Status?

One Sunscreen Could Land You on FDA's Blacklist — Have You Checked Your OMUFA FY2026 Status?

Mar 13

Two More Digits. A Lot More Work. — FDA's NDC Format Change Explained

Two More Digits. A Lot More Work. — FDA's NDC Format Change Explained

Two More Digits. A Lot More Work. — FDA's NDC Format Change Explained

Mar 6

K-Beauty FDA Compliance: Why 'Marketing' Is No Longer Enough in the U.S. Market

K-Beauty FDA Compliance: Why 'Marketing' Is No Longer Enough in the U.S. Market

K-Beauty FDA Compliance: Why 'Marketing' Is No Longer Enough in the U.S. Market

Feb 24

[Cosmoprof Miami 2026] K-Beauty: Moving Beyond ‘Registration’ to ‘Regulatory Strategy’

[Cosmoprof Miami 2026] K-Beauty: Moving Beyond ‘Registration’ to ‘Regulatory Strategy’

[Cosmoprof Miami 2026] K-Beauty: Moving Beyond ‘Registration’ to ‘Regulatory Strategy’

Feb 16

The K-Beauty "Inner Beauty" Paradox: Why Your Best Marketing is Your Biggest Risk in the U.S.

The K-Beauty "Inner Beauty" Paradox: Why Your Best Marketing is Your Biggest Risk in the U.S.

The K-Beauty "Inner Beauty" Paradox: Why Your Best Marketing is Your Biggest Risk in the U.S.

Jan 30

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