Nearly 6 months after Friends of the Earth lodged an ACCC complaint against Antaria for misleadingly marketing the product as ‘non-nano’, the company has finally admitted that its ZinClear IM sunscreen ingredient is a nanomaterial. The ACCC is due to make public its...
Friends of the Earth have lodged an ASX complaint against sunscreen ingredient manufacturer Antaria. The group claim that by failing to notify the ASX of evidence that its ZinClear IM product is a nanomaterial, and that the product’s ECOCERT accreditation has been...
One of Europe’s leading certifiers of organic and natural cosmetics, ECOCERT, has given Australian sunscreen ingredient manufacturer Antaria Limited until the end of the week to respond to allegations that its ZinClear IM product is a nanomaterial. After this, ECOCERT...
Friends of Earth has launched ACCC complaints accusing two Australian companies – Antaria Limited and Ross Cosmetics of misleading and deceptive conduct for marketing nano sunscreen ingredients as ‘non-nano’ and ‘nanoparticle-free’. Some of Australia’s biggest...
ABC TV’s 7.30 program tonight will reveal Friends of the Earth’s findings of false non-nano claims made by many Australian sunscreen companies. Some of Australia’s biggest sunscreen brands are affected – including sunscreen products such as Cancer Council Classic,...