Tanning salons warning call

Published date08 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
The charity's chief executive Gill Nuttall said sunbeds are banned in "many countries", including Australia and Brazil, "yet in the UK we don't even warn people about the potential danger"

"We're asking for the Government to put warning signs into tanning salons - much like we have for cigarettes or alcohol," she added. "Sunbed use kills people needlessly, so the mandatory installation of warning signs feels like a small, but important change. It will save lives, simple as that."

The call comes 13 years after the introduction of the Sunbed Regulation Act, which banned under 18s from using them.

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