The FDA is cracking down on foaming, mousse sunscreen products.

This week the agency posted a handful of warning letters that it sent to companies over the marketing of such products.

The companies were U.S.-based companies Supergoop!, Vacation, and Fallene along with Stockholm-based Kalani Sunwear and K & Care Organics from Israel.

In the warning letters, the FDA called attention to the fact that the companies' respective products are "intended for use as an over-the-counter (OTC) sunscreen drug product" but have no FDA-approved application in effect.

In such a case, it noted that "sunscreens in dosage forms other than oil, lotion, cream, gel, butter, paste, ointment, stick, spray, and powder may only be lawfully marketed ... pursuant to an order issued," the letters added. However,

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