NZ Sunbed operators caught ignoring melanoma risks
Source: RNZ, December 2022
Sunbed operators have been caught rejecting official health advice and letting people with very fair skin – so at higher risk of melanoma – use their services.
Consumer NZ says a recent ‘mystery shop’ uncovered seven outlets willing to let people with ‘type 1’ fair skin use sunbeds, exposing them to UV radiation stronger than that from the sun.
“People who use a sunbed have a 20 percent greater risk of melanoma than people who have never used a sunbed," Consumer’s Belinda Castles said.