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AUSTRALIA, JUL 8 – Australia's regulator calls for tighter sunscreen ingredient limits after consumer tests showed some brands failed to meet SPF 50 claims, amid global safety concerns.
- According to Choice’s lab tests, Ultra Violette’s SPF50+ returned SPF4 and four of 20 products met claims; Cancer Council, Bondi Sands and Banana Boat cite independent tests confirming compliance.
- Manufacturers must reformulate sunscreens exceeding proposed ingredient limits, while Coles and Woolworths work with suppliers to ensure compliance.
- Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration invites public comments by August 12, while the FDA is re-evaluating chemical sunscreens for safety, aiming for global standards alignment.
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STARTUP Magwayen Organics, Inc. is expanding the distribution of its reef-safe sunscreen brand, MAGWAI, in response to worsening coral bleaching in Philippine waters. “We aim to expand our distribution to even more tourist destinations in the Philippines and then hopefully also have a start in other [Southeast Asian] markets,” Czar Carbonel, chief executive officer and co-founder of Mag-wayen, told BusinessWorld in an interview. Available in El …

Regulator urges extra safeguards for sunscreen ingredients amid SPF concerns
The recommendation – which may force some companies to reformulate their products – follows a controversial report that claimed several brands had failed to meet SPF rating claims.
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