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Susan Nichols

THE NEED FOR INDOORTANNING LAWS

“Nearly 30 million people tan indoors in the United States annually,

including 2.3 million adolescents” (Levine et al.).

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The current regulations pertaining to indoor tanning are not effective. The

United States legislature needs to create more rigid laws restricting this phenomenon so that the dangers of indoor tanning are recognized and this act is diminished altogether.

The World Health Organization recognizes the dangers of indoor

tanning (Levine et al.).

SO WHAT???

The United States still has minimal regulations (Levine et al.).

In the U.S., about 28 million people use 50,000

indoor tanning salons.This is a multi-billion

dollar industry (Levine et al.).

THE POPULARITY OF INDOOR TANNING IS STILL GROWING (Levine et al.).

There are so many negative effects of

indoor tanning.

“Increased risk of

SKIN CANCER,

EYE DAMAGE,

PREMATURE WRINKLING,

AND SKIN RASHES” (Loh)

Do you want to look like this??

NO.

“The FDA regulates manufacturers of indoor tanning equipment.

Requirements are placed on lamp specifications, posting of warning labels, and provision of suitable eye protection” (Levine et al.).

BUT

These are not well enforced.

A study in North Carolina revealed that 95% of indoor tanners surpassed the

suggested limits (Levine et al.).

“6 states (Wisconsin, Illinois, California, North Carolina, New Hampshire, and

Texas) restrict youth access to tanning beds” (Levine et al.).

18 states “restrict youth access for individuals younger than 18 years,

except with parental consent” (Levine et al.).

“There are no US federal regulations addressing indoor

tanning by adolescents” (Lazovich and Forster).

However, there are federal laws regarding tobacco.

Would you let your child smoke a cigarette?

Then why do you let him/her indoor tan?

The U.S. government should follow the tobacco laws as a

model to restrict indoor tanning.

Taxes, licenses, constraints on advertising, safety labels

and increased education should be applied (Lazovich

and Forster).

People will not stop themselves. It is time for the government to

intervene.

THE NEED FOR

INDOORTANNING

LAWS

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Works Cited

Lazovich, DeAnn and Jean Forster. “Indoor tanning by adolescents: prevalence, practices and polices.” European Journal of

Cancer. Elsevier Ltd. Web. 10 Nov. 2010.

Levine, Jody A., Michael Sorace, James Spencer, and Daniel M. Siegel. “The indoor UV tanning industry: A review of skin cancer

risk, health benefit claims, and regulation.” Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Mobsy, Inc. Web. 8 Nov.

2010.

Loh, Andrea Y. “Are artificial tans the new cigarette? How plaintiffs can use the lessons of tobacco litigation in bringing claims

against the indoor tanning industry.” Michigan Law Review 107.2 (2008): 365+. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 9 Nov.

2010.