Press Release: Consumers: Be sun-smart this summer

At the start of the holiday season, the European Commission alerted consumers to the importance of adequate protection from the sun this summer and reminds them to look out for the clearer labelling regime on sunscreen bottles. The new labels - including a new UV-A logo or seal on bottles and a ban on misleading terms such as 'sun blocker' or 'total protection' - were a response to a Commission recommendation on sunscreen products adopted in September 2006. The Commission also sought to remind consumers that there are several reasons why sunscreen products should be only one out of a number of measures which are necessary to protect from the UV radiation of the sun.

Eueopean Commission: MEMO/09/306: Sunscreen products: Be smart and protect yourself this summer! http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/306&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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