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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A lawsuit alleges that sunscreen manufacturers exaggerate the degree to which their products protect against harmful ultraviolet rays.
"Sunscreen is the snake oil of the 21st century," said Samuel Rudman, a partner in the Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins law firm, which filed the lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court. "False claims such as 'sunblock,' 'waterproof' and 'all-day protection' should be removed from these products immediately."
Schering-Plough Corp., which makes Coppertone, has "vigorously disputed" the allegations, spokeswoman Denise Foy said. That company and Neutrogena Corp., a Johnson & Johnson unit based in Los Angeles, said all of their sunscreens comply with Food and Drug Administration rules.
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