Government Urged to Restrict Loophole Allowing Commercial Tanning Salons to Advertise Services Amid “epidemic” of Skin Cancer – 23/06/2025
The Government needs to urgently restrict a loophole that allows commercial tanning salons to advertise their services amid an “epidemic” of skin cancer, a dermatologist has warned. Currently, the law bans tanning salons from advertising sunbeds because of the link between sun beds and skin cancer; children are also banned from using them altogether. However, some tanning salons are now promoting tanning accelerators as a way to advertise their business. Consultant dermatologist Professor Caitriona Ryan described it as a “very clever way” of getting around the ban, and she spoke to us this…
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