Sun Sets on Ultraviolet Tanning Beds -- The Sydney Morning Herald
Amy Corderoy and Philip Chan report that UV tanning beds are now banned in New South Wales, Australia, joining Brazil in an effort to prevent certain types of skin cancer. "Commercial tanning beds will be banned in NSW [New South Wales] under…new laws…announced by the government…NSW will be the only place in the world besides Brazil to institute a total ban on ultraviolet solariums tanning units when the laws come into place from December 31, 2014, and cancer groups hope other states and countries will follow…The Environment Minister, Robyn Parker, chose World Cancer Day to make her announcement, saying sun beds were carcinogenic and the International Agency for Research on Cancer had placed them in the same category of risk as asbestos. 'Sadly, Australia has the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world and this ban is long overdue,' she said. There are about 100 businesses with 254 commercial tanning units registered in NSW, and about 10 per cent offer UV tanning exclusively. That group would be offered help through the Department of Trade and Investment's business advisory services."...
Source: Harvard World Health News - Friday, 10 February
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