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Sunbeds intensify skin cancer & eye cataracts

07 Jul '06
1 min read

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."

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