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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3812
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 3, 2006
Mr. Isakson (for himself and Mr. Reed) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To require the Food and Drug Administration to conduct consumer testing to determine the appropriateness of the current labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices and determine whether such requirements provide sufficient information to consumers regarding the risks that the use of such devices pose for the development of irreversible damage to the skin, including skin cancer, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Tanning Accountability and
Notification Act of 2006
.
Report by Food and Drug Administration regarding labeling information on relationship between use of indoor tanning devices and development of skin cancer or other skin damage
In general
The Secretary of
Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the
Secretary
), acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs,
shall determine—
whether the labeling requirements for indoor tanning devices, including the positioning requirements, provide sufficient information to consumers regarding the risks that the use of such devices pose for the development of irreversible damage to the eyes and skin, including skin cancer; and
whether adding the warning suggested by the American Academy of Dermatology to the current warning label, or any other additional warning, would communicate the risks of indoor tanning more effectively; or
whether there is no warning that would be capable of adequately communicating such risks.
Consumer testing
In making the determinations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall conduct appropriate consumer testing, using the best available methods for determining consumer understanding of label warnings.
Public hearings; public comment
The Secretary shall hold public hearings and solicit comments from the public in making the determinations under subsection (a).
Report
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report that provides the determinations under subsection (a). In addition, the Secretary shall include in the report the measures being implemented by the Secretary to significantly reduce the risks associated with indoor tanning devices.