AMA Laboratories Inc. has been in the business of testing consumer products for more than three decades. The company tests products from industries such as cosmetics, pharmaceutical, medical, and automotive. AMA Laboratories Inc. specializes in SPF testing, which is required for some cosmetics.
Testing is used to determine a product’s relative sun protection factor (SPF), which is required for product labeling. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforces specific guidelines concerning the SPF of sunscreen products to protect both consumers and manufacturers.
The product’s SPF number is the theoretical span of time anyone can be exposed to the sun without getting sunburn. Say, for example, a person would experience sunburn after 10 minutes of exposure to the sun. If he or she applies SPF 15 sunscreen, he or she may stay under the sun for 150 minutes (computed by multiplying the SPF value by 10 minutes) without getting sunburned.
AMA Labs tests are performed according to the standards of global regulatory agencies such as FDA and ISO, as well as various international testing standards. SPF testing comprises static, water resistance, UVA, and UVB tests.
AMA Lab’s solar simulators undergo calibration at least three times a year. Calibrations are performed by two independent certification facilities accredited by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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