Concerns have been raised regarding potential effects of sunscreen ingredients on the environment. To get an overview of the research on this broad and diverse topic, a scoping review of systematic reviews is performed.

A protocol for the scoping review is prepared. The scoping review is scheduled for publication December 2020.

The Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids, Materials in Contact with Food, and Cosmetics of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM) has self-initiated this project.

The members of the project group:

Camilla Svendsen – Chair of the project group and member of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids, Materials in Contact with Food and Cosmetics

Eva Marie-Louise Denison – external member of the project group

Tove Gulbrandsen Devold - Member of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids, Materials in Contact with Food, and Cosmetics.

Jens Rohloff - Member of the project group and member of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids, Materials in Contact with Food, and Cosmetics

Maria Gulbrandsen Asmyhr – VKM secretariat

Jostein Starrfelt – VKM secretariat

Gro Haarklou Mathisen – Project leader, VKM secretariat