00:02With the highest skin cancer rates in the world, Australians want certainty about the
00:07sunscreens they'll be slapping on this summer.
00:10It's very hard to know if you trust them or not with last year because the regulations
00:13weren't great.
00:14The crisis of confidence was triggered by choice testing last year that found 16 popular
00:19products failed to meet their SPF claims.
00:22Now the regulator is taking a tougher approach.
00:25In order to verify the claims that are on the front of the sunscreen bottle.
00:30There'll be more testing and different testing methods.
00:33We're allowing a range of lab-based as well as human-based method testing.
00:38Sunscreen makers have welcomed the overhaul.
00:41It's time to bring confidence back to consumers and it's time for sunscreens to be ready for
00:47the summer period for Australians.
00:50As have consumer advocates, but they say it doesn't go far enough.
00:54The amount of damage that's been done from this scandal is huge.
00:59What we really need to see is the TGA actively monitoring the test results, evaluating them
01:04and conducting its own testing program to make sure that it spots issues much more quickly.
01:10Many consumers are still wondering if they can trust what's on the shelves now.
01:14My message to Australians is that the sunscreens that are on the market, the sunscreens that
01:19they are able to access are high quality, that they are very safe and that they work well.
01:26The proposed reforms will take time to roll out.
01:30Until then, public health experts say most sunscreens will provide some protection.
01:34And the sunsmart message remains the same.
01:37Apply plenty of it regularly, stay in the shade and cover up.
01:41Let's go.
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