Leading cosmetics certifier gives nano-sunscreen ultimatum

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...

Sunscreen scandal questions and answers

For an introduction to the issue please see our fact sheet What’s the basic story? We have revealed that a major Perth-based sunscreen ingredient manufacturer –Antaria Limited – appears to have been misrepresenting the nano-content of the product ZinClear IM....

Exposing the Great Sunscreen Cover-up

Friends of the 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...

Nanoparticles in cosmetics can be inhaled

A team of US researchers have discovered that the likelihood of nanoparticles in cosmetics being inhaled is high and have called for legislation requiring manufacturers to report the use of engineered nanomaterials in their products. In their paper, published in...

Industry steps up calls for labelling nano-sunscreens, cosmetics

Cosmetics and sunscreen industry group ACCORD has called the Australian government’s refusal to label nanoparticles in sunscreens and cosmetics “out of touch”. In a story on Radio National’s AM, the industry has repeated its calls for labelling...