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UK Sunscreen Claims On ‘Negligible’ Difference In SPF Strengths Don't Add Up

 
• By Eileen Francis

Advertising Standards Authority says Green People Co. misled consumers with claims SPF 30 formulas filter out only 1% less UVB rays than SPF 50, trying to draw a negligible difference between the formulas. The claims appeared in a direct mailer and on the brand’s website in July 2019.

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Green People Co. Ltd. is correct to say SPF 30 sunscreens filter only 1% less UVB rays than SPF 50 products, but the UK firm misleads consumers by saying the slim difference doesn't affect the level of protection provided, says the Advertising Standards Authority.

The ASA advised Green People in a report published 26 February not to use advertising claims suggesting that SPF 30...

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