Experts call for crackdown on Britain’s sunbeds

A CRACKDOWN on sunbeds to protect children could be ordered after a hard-hitting report by experts advising the British government.

Experts call for crackdown on  Britain’s sunbeds

Members of a radiation watchdog has called for all sunbed operators to be legally registered, licensed and inspected by local authorities.

They also stressed the need to safeguard children and teenagers, urging a total ban on unsupervised or coin-operated sunbeds, a legal lower age limit of 18 on anyone using a tanning salon, and the sale or hire of tanning equipment to under-18s to be outlawed.

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