Substandard sunscreen could stay on shelves until 2023

Substandard sunscreen could stay on shelves until 2023
Former National party leader Todd Muller led the charge to improve sunscreen quality. (Image: Deposit Photos)
Ian Llewellyn
Retailers will still be able to sell potentially substandard sunscreens for the next two summers, despite changes being made to toughen up the product’s standards.Parliament’s health select committee has reported back on the Sunscreen (Product Safety Standard) Bill which aims to improve the accuracy of claims about the sun protection factor (SPF) properties of sunscreen products.The member’s bill belonging to National MP Todd Muller follows numerous complaints over the years about sunscreens not providing the protection they c...

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