The European Commission on Thursday (6 July) declared war on low safety standards in the sunbed industry, after a new report said sunbeds aggravate skin cancer and eye cataracts.
"Currently there is no upper limit [on radiation strength] for manufacturers producing sunbeds," the commission's industry spokesman Gregor Kreuzhuber stated. "You could have a product which is basically barbecuing you."
The commission has no direct legal power on health but aims to use an existing direc...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.