Palau forbade sale and storage of sun-protection creams

Palau in the Pacific Ocean became the first-ever state which has officially forbidden toxic sun-protection creams. As reports BBC News, the ban came into force on January 1, 2020 and has to help to keep corals and sea fauna in waters at the coast of Palau. In the territory of Palau it is forbidden to store or sell sun-protection creams which part one of ten toxic ingredients, including oksibenzon and oktinoksat, absorbing ultra-violet light is. The penalty for violation of a ban makes one thousand dollars. The new law planned to adopt since 2018. Then the dangerous...