Health written question – answered at on 12 February 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the recent study conducted by the University of Dundee on the compliance of sunbeds with British and European safety standards; and what steps he intends to take in response.
The Department is aware of the university of Dundee study on the compliance of sunbeds with British and European safety standards. Failure of products to comply with the irradiance limits specified in the appropriate standard BS EN 60335-2-27 is a matter for Trading Standards authorities. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is undertaking a similar assessment to that carried out by the Dundee group however the HPA study includes the duration of exposure as well as irradiance measurements relating to standard BS EN 60335-2-27. This will enable an assessment of total exposure from sunbeds for comparison with solar radiation exposure in the United Kingdom and overseas. The HPA study will cover the four countries of the UK. The HPA study is expected to be completed in spring 2013.
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