The Nano Sunscreen Wars

Shapeshifting stories and singing sock-puppets: inside the Government’s nano sunscreen wars Kathryn Wilson This is a story of an award-winning author who used his storytelling skills in his public servant day-job. It’s the story behind Australia’s...

Safe Sunscreen Guide update

In September 2012, Friends of the Earth selected several Australia sunscreens which we hoped were free from untested and unsafe nano-ingredients. We submitted these sunscreens for testing by the Government’s National Measurement Institute, with the hope of being...

Exposure to nanomaterials can have serious health impacts

Groundbreaking research by scientists from Trinity College Dublin has found that exposure to nanomaterials can have a serious health impacts, potentially causing rheumatoid arthritis and the development of other serious autoimmune diseases. The research raises serious...
Nano-ingredients in sunscreen: the need for regulation

Nano-ingredients in sunscreen: the need for regulation

Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. Using sunscreen, along with protective clothing, a broad-brimmed hat, sunglasses and staying out of the sun in the middle of the day, is important to help reduce the risk of developing skin cancer. However,...