FDA backs off stricter tanning bed rules with RFK Jr.'s support
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FDA abandons stricter tanning bed regulations with support from RFK Jr., despite medical warnings about skin cancer.
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Reduced tanning bed oversight may increase your skin cancer risk if you use indoor tanning services without stronger safety standards.
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The Trump administration has abandoned efforts to impose stricter regulations on indoor tanning beds, reversing a prior regulatory push despite objections from medical organizations citing skin cancer risks. The reversal aligns with support from RFK Jr., who holds a position in the administration. Health officials' decision to back away from tighter oversight leaves the tanning industry largely free from new federal restrictions that medical groups had warned were necessary to protect public health.
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