OWH College eNews Fall 2019

College eNews – Back-to-School Edition It’s Back-to-School Season! Students are starting to return to campus after summer vacations, internships and more! We want to be sure they start the school year off healthy, happy, and safe! Below are a few FDA resources to do so: Download the College Women’s Campaign Digital Toolkit! This toolkit includes social media content, blog posts, web content, and a printable flyer for you to share. Join over 150 colleges and universities by sharing the College Women’s Campaign with your campus! Order New Publications to Kick Off the School Year! We offer free, easy-to-read publications on a variety of health topics. You can download or order free copies of over 40 fact sheets and brochures in English and Spanish to distribute at your campus health center, community group, sorority events, and more. Stay Up-to-Date with these Hot Topics! Discover 8 tips for better sleep this school year! Learn more about eye make-up, nail care, and other cosmetics. It’s Contact Lens Health Week! Check out this video on contact lens care featuring tips to reduce your risk of eye infection or eye damage. Follow along with the hashtag #OnePairTakeCare!

Women's Health Highlights FDA Advises Consumers to Stop Using Certain Cosmetic Products On May 29, and 30, 2019 Beauty Plus Global and Claire’s Stores, Inc., undertook voluntary recalls of their respective cosmetic products that tested positive for asbestos during FDA’s ongoing testing of cosmetics for asbestos. Read the full FDA statement.

FDA Advises Consumers, Tattoo Artists, and Retailers to Avoid Using or Selling Certain Tattoo Inks Contaminated with Microorganisms The FDA is alerting consumers, tattoo artists, and retailers of the potential for serious injury from use of tattoo inks that are contaminated with bacteria. Tattoo inks contaminated with microorganisms can cause infections and lead to serious health injuries when injected into the skin during a tattooing procedure, since there is an increased risk of infection any time the skin barrier is broken. Read the full FDA statement. FDA’s new efforts to protect women’s health and help to ensure the safety of breast implants There has been a growing discussion in recent months around the safety of certain breast implants, with regulatory agencies around the world weighing the risk of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). It’s an issue that has been a priority for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 2011 when we warned women that the available information at the time indicated that there is a risk for women with breast implants, especially those with textured implants, for developing this disease. Read the full FDA statement. Get the facts about breast implants.  Shedding New Light on Sunscreen Absorption Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule to update regulatory requirements for most sunscreen products in the United States, where sunscreens are regulated as drugs. This action was aimed at bringing over-the-counter (OTC) sunscreens up to date with the latest scientific standards. While industry and other interested parties develop further data, the public should continue to use sunscreens with other sun protective measures. Read the full FDA Voices post.