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Friday, July 06, 2012

Revised Australian Standard on sunscreen

Standards Australia has updated it's standard on sunscreen, AS/NZS 2604:2012 Sunscreen
products—Evaluation and classification.  
Changes include:
  • SPF 50+ as the new protection benchmark 
  • Higher requirements on water resistance levels
  • Labelling restrictions, with the words ‘waterproof’, ‘sunblock’ and ‘sweat-proof’ banned
Read the media release here. To purchase a copy of the standard, go to the SAI Global Store.

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