The European Commission will state today that there is no such thing as a safe suntan, by banning the words “sunblock” and “100 per cent sun protection” from bottles of sun cream.
Requiring sunscreen labels to conform to a common standard of information would, the Commission says, put an end to consumer confusion and help to reduce skin cancer, which kills up to 1,800 Britons a year.
‘Sunblock’ claims to be outlawed - Times Online