Senator Jack Reed - US Senator for Rhode Island

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• Reed Amendment Ensures No More Delays on Improved Sunscreen Rules

  In a victory for consumers, the U.S. Senate has accepted Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) amendment forcing the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) to put comprehensive new sunscreen standards into effect this year.  The legislation is expected to pass the full Senate later today as pa...

  Posted on 5/24/2012 | Cancer, Safety, Consumers, Sunscreen, Regulation, Federal Drug Administration, Skin, FDA, DERA

• Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act

     Mr. President, I rise today in support of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, which is pending before the Senate this week.    This legislation will give the FDA, through five agreements made between the agency and industry, the resources to approve addition...

  Posted on 5/22/2012 | Health, children, FDA, medical devices, Families, Research, SEC, Cancer, ediatric Research Equity Act, Consumers, More Tags

  Pediatrics, Safety, Food and Drug Administration, Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices for Children Act, medication

• Senators Want FDA to Block Misleading Sunscreens

  In an effort to ensure sunscreen labels are clear, accurate, and provide consumers with the information they need to protect themselves, a group of U.S. Senators, led by Jack Reed (D-RI), is asking the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) to reverse course and put comprehensive new sunscreen...

  Posted on 5/18/2012 | Food and Drug Administration, Regulation, Regulations, Sunscreen, Melanoma, Consumers, FDA, Public health, Cancer, Skin

• Reed Seeks to Shine Light on Risks of Indoor Tanning Beds

  U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) effort to educate consumers, reduce skin cancer, and warn young people about the risks of indoor tanning beds is advancing through Congress. Last month, Reed and U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) introduced the Tanning Transparency and...

  Posted on 5/11/2012 | Cancer, Women, Skin, Consumers, Public health, Melanoma, Safety, Sunscreen, Consumer Protection, Food and Drug Administration

• Reed Criticizes FDA for Delaying New Sunscreen Standards

  After the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced it is reversing course and delaying comprehensive new sunscreen standards for six additional months, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) criticized the FDA for failing to protect consumers. After years of prodding by Ree...

  Posted on 5/11/2012 | Sunscreen, Skin, Food and Drug Administration, Consumers, Cancer

• Reed-Hutchison Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Childhood Cancer Survivors

  As breakthroughs in cancer research and treatment help more kids survive cancer, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) are teaming up to create a new pilot program to try to help the more than 300,000 young Americans who have beaten cancer live lon...

  Posted on 9/23/2011 | Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, Jack Reed, Health and Human Services, Cancer, Health, Research

• After Years of Prodding from Reed, FDA Strengthens Sunscreen Standards

  After years of prodding by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced new sunscreen regulations that will for the first time require comprehensive testing and prevent misleading labeling of sunscreen products. The new FDA...

  Posted on 6/14/2011 | Skin, Health, Regulation, FDA, Regulations, Public health, Sunscreen, Cancer, Consumers, Food and Drug Administration

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