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Guam EPA urged legislature to assign sunscreen enforcement to public health, flagged septic density risk in proposed ADU bill
Summary
In testimony, Guam EPA staff recommended that enforcement of a proposed sunscreen import restriction be handled by the public health division rather than Guam EPA and warned that a draft accessory dwelling unit bill could double allowable units per acre and increase septic density over the aquifer.
Michelle, Guam EPA administrator, told the board the agency had provided testimony on two bills that intersect with environmental and public health rules. On Bill 35, a proposal to prohibit import of skin‑care products harmful to coral reefs, Michelle said Guam EPA supports reef protection but flagged enforcement and regulatory overlap.
“Sunblock is actually a drug under the Guam Food and Drug Cosmetic Act and regulated by the Food and Drug Administration,” Michelle said. Because of that classification, she…
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