Tanning beds skin cancer warning is reportedly to be issued soon by the FDA. The tanning beds skin cancer warning will also include sun lamps, reports the Associated Press.
Tanning beds skin cancer warning, along with sun lamps warning will be mandated by the FDA soon. According to USA Today, the warnings will say that tanning beds and sun lamps should not be used by anyone under age 18. The sun lamps, tanning beds skin cancer warning is reportedly part of a government action announced on Thursday which aims to reduce the alarming growth rates of the number of people with skin cancer, as linked with radiation-emitting devices.
Tanning machines have reportedly been regulated by the Food and Drug Administration for more than 30 years already. According to Fox News, this is the first time that the sun lamps, tanning beds skin cancer warning will be required by the agency warning consumers about the skin cancer risk by doing indoor tanning.
Together with the age restriction on the tanning machines, in the sun lamps, tanning beds skin cancer warning, manufacturers must also provide additional warnings about cancer risks in their pamphlets, catalogs and websites promoting their products. Reports say that those materials must warn that the devices should not be used by people who have had skin cancer or have had family history of the disease.
The sun lamps, tanning beds skin cancer warning, aims to control the growing cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, in the U.S. The disease has reportedly been on the rise for about 30 years where about 2.3 million U.S. teenagers have been tanning indoors each year. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, melanoma is also the most common form of cancer in young adults.
Reuters reports that physician groups have been urged the U.S. government to take action on tanning beds for years now. The groups said that the increase in the number of cases of melanoma among people in their teens and 20s have been rising faster among girls and women ages 15 to 29 than males.
Meanwhile, the indoor tanning industry's competition compared the action to federal warnings labels on cigarettes and tobacco products.
Tim Turnham of the Melanoma Research Foundation said, "The FDA's decision to more strictly regulate tanning beds will save lives and serve as a valuable resource in efforts to slow down the increasing rate of melanoma, particularly in the young."
On Thursday, calls have been made to the Indoor Tanning Association, however they were not immediately returned. Reports say that the group represents makers of tanning products and operators of indoor tanning facilities.
Along with the sun lamps, tanning beds skin cancer warning, the FDA is also requiring manufacturers to meet certain safety and design requirements, which includes timers and limits on the radiation levels they produce.
As part of Thursday's action, the FDA have reportedly reclassified all tanning beds and sun lamps as moderate-risk, or class II, devices. This decision allows the FDA to review their safety and design before manufacturers can sell them.
According to The Associated Press, safety standards such as the sun lamps, tanning beds skin cancer warning are essential as recent studies have shown that many devices can cause sunburn even when used as directed.
Companies will be provided around 15 months to place the warning labels on devices used in their tanning facilities. The FDA requirements like the sun lamps, tanning beds skin cancer warning apply only to makers of indoor tanning devices and not salon operators. There are already more than 30 states which have laws restricting indoor tanning for teenagers.
Tanning beds skin cancer warning might be long overdue as nearly 140,000 new cases of melanoma are likely to be diagnosed this year. According to the American Cancer Society, the disease is likely to cause 9,710 deaths.
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