Sunbed & Tanning Organizations and Their Supporters
Trade Associations and Publications
You can direct your attention to the owners of these associations and publications. Apply for membership and/or subscribe to their magazines or newsletters. This will keep you in the loop and better able to counter their misinformation or praise their efforts to make corrections should that ever occur.
International Smart Tan Network - The Trade Association for Indoor Tanning Salons
Here is what they stand for:
"Dedicated to educating indoor tanning professionals and the millions of customers they serve, the International Smart Tan Network is a synergetic worldwide consortium committed to researching and promoting the responsible, life-long skin-care regimen of moderate suntanning for individuals who can develop a tan and sunburn avoidance for all."
This is what they really mean:
"Running a business is all about money and you should know where your dollars are going at all times. That’s what Smart Numbers is all about – getting answers to your toughest financial questions."
NAATSO.org - North American/International Alliance of Tanning Salon Owners (TSO)
"To create an intellectual environment where what is right is more important than who is right."
Premier Salon Partnership Program
Looking Fit
"The magazine for indoor tanning salons and health-conscious professionals"
National Tanning Training Institute
Scientific Evidence Used to Support Artifical Tanning
Search for Michael Holick Dr. Holick is a researcher in Boston and was asked to resign his position in the dermatology department because of questions that involve funding by the tanning lobby. His heavily promoted book is available above.
William Grant and SUNARC.ORG - He's an atmospheric scientist, not a medical professional who tries to prove that the risk of exposure to the sun, or by inference artifical tanning, is not harmful and indeed could be helpful to the body.
For Debate - Sunshine is good medicine. The health benefits of ultraviolet-B induced vitamin D production
W B Grant, R C Strange & C F Garland
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology
Volume 2 Issue 2 Page 86 - April 2003
Frank Garland, PhD, Adjunct Professor UCSF
Family & Preventive Medicine
Cancer Prevention & Control Program
Manufacturers and Wholesalers
Note how these sites never present any warnings on their sites, even when required by law
Wolff Systems
Uvalux
Ergoline - They bought out Sun Industries of Arkansas in 1999. They claim that this company had a stirling reputation but failed to remind their readers about SUn Industries problems with the FTC.
Sun Capsule
CanTan Sun Systems
Commercial Tanning
HomeTanningBed.com
Puretan Systems International - This company also sells beds to home users. That's a shame, because the health consequences of this could be very risky.
Sunbed and Spa Technologies - South Africa
California SunCare - Consent Order FTC 1996. California Suncare used Dr. Frank Garland's research to support their promotions
The Federal Trade Commission today announced a settlement with a California company that manufactures and markets "California Tan Heliotherapy" tanning products. According to the FTC, California SunCare, Inc. made false and unsubstantiated claims that moderate exposure to the ultraviolet radiation of the sun and in indoor tanning salons is not harmful -- and, indeed, provides many health benefits -- and that users of the company's products can reap these benefits while avoiding the dangers of burning and overexposure.
In agreeing to settle the Commission's charges, California SunCare agreed to make certain disclosures in future ads and labeling, cautioning consumers that tanning even without burning can cause skin cancer and premature skin aging. The disclosure must be made in certain advertising until the company has spent $1.5 million disseminating ads with the disclosure to consumers.
"False or unsupported claims about health and safety are of particular concern to the FTC," said Jodie Bernstein, Director of the agency's Bureau of Consumer Protection. "In this case, the company's advertising claims were directly contrary to the conclusion of scientists and public health officials -- that tanning, and not just burning, can cause skin damage, including skin cancer. The messages the company agreed to in this case will caution consumers as to the potential harms of tanning."
Silver Group Inc - FTC charged that their products falsely claim that their products do not increase risk of skin cancer or aging.
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