Balanced News: Sunbed operators caught ignoring melanoma risks

Sunbed operators have been caught rejecting official health advice and letting people with very fair skin – so at higher risk of melanoma – use their services. “People who use a sunbed have a 20 percent greater risk of melanoma than people who have never used a sunbed,” Consumer’s Belinda Castles said. The ministry said people with type 1 skin should never use a sunbed, but its formal guidelines are only voluntary.