Trending Now - RFK Jr. Rejects Teen Tanning Bed Ban, Advocates for Choice

WHO:

US Magazine - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is involved in the decision regarding the FDA rule.

Salon - Public health officials are warning about the implications of the decision.

WHAT:

US Magazine - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has withdrawn a proposed FDA rule that would have banned tanning bed use for minors.

US Magazine - The proposed rule was titled "General and Plastic Surgery Devices: Restricted Sale, Distribution, and Use of Sunlamp Products."

WHERE:

US Magazine - The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register.

WHY:

Salon - Kennedy Jr. advocates for "personal choice" regarding the use of tanning beds by minors.

Salon - The decision is seen as part of a growing pattern of deregulation across youth health policy.

HOW:

US Magazine - The FDA announced the withdrawal of the proposed rule.

(UPDATED May 10, 2026 05:57 UTC)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has withdrawn a proposed FDA rule that aimed to ban tanning bed use for minors, a decision that has raised concerns among public health officials regarding its implications. The rule, titled "General and Plastic Surgery Devices: Restricted Sale, Distribution, and Use of Sunlamp Products," was published in the Federal Register before its withdrawal. Kennedy Jr. advocates for "personal choice" in this matter, which is viewed as part of a broader trend of deregulation in youth health policy.