SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) decided to phase out its AAD SEAL OF RECOGNITION® program over the next two years, and will cease accepting new applications effective immediately. Products which were accepted into the program prior to Nov. 15, 2009, will continue to carry the AAD SEAL OF RECOGNITION until the end of their two-year terms.
“With the expectation FDA will soon be issuing a sunscreen monograph that will likely be aligned with the stringent criteria of the AAD SEAL OF RECOGNITION program, the Board of Directors determined the need for the program would be diminished and decided to phase out the program,” said dermatologist David M. Pariser, M.D., president of the American Academy of Dermatology.