It’s been three months since a shocking sunscreen safety report exposed SPF failures.
Questions remain over whether some products actually deliver the protection they promise.
Consumer group CHOICE tested 20 sunscreens and found 16 didn’t meet their advertised SPF 50 claims .
Three months on, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is carrying out an investigation into SPF testing.
“The current advice continues to apply. The benefits of sunscreen in preventing sunburn and skin cancers are well established,” a TGA spokesperson said.
The sunscreen which scored the lowest in testing was Ultra Violette’s Lean Screen SPF 50+ Mattifying Zinc Skinscreen, which returned an SPF of just 4.
It has since been recalled.
“We have tested and retested the entire Ultra Violette range at multipl