ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Tanning Bed Legislation for Minors: A Comprehensive International Comparison.
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- Community sunbed use and photosensitivity reactions: a systematic review.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2026Pooled it
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- Reasons for Outdoor Tanning in Adults: Q Methodology Identifies Three Types of Tanners.Journal of skin cancer · 2025Article
- Is beauty worth the risk? Self-confidence is the key motivating factor driving tanning bed use among undergraduate students at South Dakota universities.International journal of women's dermatology · 2024Article
- Causes of Childhood Cancer: A Review of the Recent Literature: Part I-Childhood Factors.Cancers · 2024Review
- Global Tanning Bed Advertising: A Comparison of Legal Regulations on Three Continents.Cancers · 2023Article
- Skin Cancer Prevention across the G7, Australia and New Zealand: A Review of Legislation and Guidelines.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Review
- Melanoma Mortality Trends in 28 European Countries: A Retrospective Analysis for the Years 1960-2020.Cancers · 2023Article
- An Epidemiological Update on Indoor Tanning and the Risk of Skin Cancers.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Review
- A 10-Year Review of Sunburn Injuries Presenting to the Manchester Adult and Paediatric Specialist Burn Services.European burn journal · 2022Article
- Changing epidemiology and age-specific incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma in Lithuania: an analysis of national cancer registration data by gender and anatomical site, 1991-2015.Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Tanning beds have been classified as carcinogenic to humans. As a result, many countries have enacted laws regulating the use of commercial tanning beds, including bans for minors. However, there is no international overview of the current legal status of access restrictions for minors that provides details on their specific design regarding age limits and possible exceptions to the statutory regulation. Therefore, we performed a comprehensive web search of current tanning bed legislation for minors on the three continents North America, Australia, and Europe. Our findings regarding the existence and concrete design of access restrictions are presented graphically, using maps. We found a wide variety of different legislations. In Australia, a total ban on tanning beds exists, while in New Zealand, tanning bed use is banned for minors. In Europe, about half of the countries have implemented a strict ban for minors. In North America, we found differences in the age limit for access restrictions between the states, provinces, and territories for those regions that implemented a ban for minors. In the United States, some states have rather "soft bans" that allow use by minors with different types of parental consent. The patchwork in legislation calls for harmonization. Therefore, our comparison is an important starting point for institutions such as the World Health Organization or the European Commission to advance their goals toward a harmonization of tanning bed legislation in general and for minors in particular.
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