An Australian sunscreen brand has voluntarily stopped selling one of its products while it waits for new testing results on the SPF results.
It comes after consumer company Choice found that out of 20 popular sunscreens on the market, 16 of them failed to meet their SPF claims.
Naked Sundays was not one of those tested in the research and no claims have been made that it doesn’t match up to the SPF it’s being sold as having.
The company says while lab tests confirmed the $39.99 product, made both in Australia, and in the USA, met the SPF50 claims, it is waiting for more guidance.
“We are pleased to report that preliminary SPF results from a new independent lab for our Collagen Mineral produced by our US manufacturer, has returned preliminary results to support the label claim of SPF50,” it said in a statement.
“We’ve since updated our listing with the TGA, for this version to be available locally in the coming days.
“Till then we’ve paused the mineral from sale in Australia out of precaution, while we await new, complete independent SPF results, and subsequent guidance from the TGA on their investigation into SPF testing.
“This precautionary pause only affects our Collagen Glow Mineral produced by one Australian manufacturer, and no other products in our range have been impacted.”
MECCA, the cosmetics shop where the brand is sold, said customers can get a refund.
“MECCA and Naked Sundays have jointly made the decision to remove the SPF50+ Collagen Glow 100% Mineral Perfecting Priming Lotion (20ml, 50ml, 80ml) from sale, effective immediately,” it said.
“Although there is currently no requirement to officially recall the product, we believe removing it from sale is the right thing to do until the retesting is complete.”
The TGA said it hadn’t received “formal notification” of the brand’s move.
“However we are aware of information published on the Naked Sundays website and circulating on social media,” it said, in a statement.
“The TGA is currently working with Naked Sundays to coordinate this action
“The TGA’s investigation of sunscreens is ongoing and is currently focused on a comprehensive review and analysis of the high volume of data received from sponsors.”
Choice wants watchdogs the TGA and the ACCC to investigate sunscreen brands across Australia to make sure sunscreen safety matches people’s expectations
