EUROPEAN UNION SCIENCE COMMITTEE CALLS FOR CAUTION ON SUNBED USE
July 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) guidance for consumers on their use of sunbeds and other UV devices will be drawn up after an EU scientific committee concluded that they are "likely to increase the risk of malignant melanoma of the skin." The EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP) has recommended that people likely to suffer sunburn, with none or poor tanning ability, freckles, atypical and multiple moles, and a family history of melanoma "should not use tanning devices for cosmetic purposes". Its report has added that ...
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