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11/29/2016
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Half of the tested face products did not perform as expected, with less protection than indicated on the package. Laboratories questioned the survey, saying that the tests performed are not recognized in the international scientific community
Sunscreens are expensive and do not deliver what they promise. This is revealed by a survey carried out by the Proteste Consumers Association released on Monday. Half of the tested face products did not perform as expected, with less protection than indicated on the package. The institution points out that the consumer is disadvantaged because it pays the price proportional to the Sun Protection Factor (the higher the FPS, the more expensive), it has no access to the correct information and is less protected from the effects of the sun's rays.
Of the 10 brands brought to the laboratory to test Sundown's effectiveness, L'Oreal, ROC, Sunmax and La Roche Posay did not present the FPS on the product labels. La Roche Posay had 42% less than the indicated sun protection factor (SPF). The methodology indicated in the standard of the National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance (Anvisa) allows a variation of up to 17% in relation to what is informed on the packaging, but the other four products (Sundown, L'Oreal, ROC and Sunmax) also had above that Percentage.
Also evaluated was the UVA protection of products, which since 2012 are obliged to comply with a new requirement of Anvisa: Brazilian legislation determines that, in sunscreens, UVA protection should be one third of the SPF. That is: a protector with SPF 60 must have UVA protection of at least 20. The L'Oreal protector was considered bad because it had 26% of the labeled FPS instead of the 33% required for UVA.
Recurring problems
It was the fourth time that Protest has been tested with sunscreens (now in the face version) and the problem of discrepancy between what has been indicated on the labels and what the laboratory says protection offered has persisted. The association calls for a more adequate inspection of the products marketed to avoid these repeated failures.
Concerned about the test results, the association asked manufacturers of products with SPF lower than indicated to correct the information on the sunscreen labels. He also called on the National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon) of the Ministry of Justice to force manufacturers to recall these protectors. Manufacturers would have to report to those who purchased them that the FPS is lower than the one on the label.
Proteste advises that sunscreen is part of everyday life, just choose the right products, as well as protecting against premature aging of the skin, helps prevent the spots and marks of expression caused by excessive exposure to the sun, In addition to more serious problems such as skin cancer, which corresponds to 30% of the malignant tumors registered in Brazil.
These "unacknowledged"
The Brazilian Association of the Personal Hygiene, Perfumery and Cosmetics Industry (ABIHPEC) questioned data released by Proteste regarding the effectiveness of sunscreens. According to ABIHPEC, the tests performed are not recognized in the international scientific community and present "highly questionable results".
"Despite mentioning in this communication that it has followed the methodologies required by Anvisa, Protest continues to not inform the laboratory that carried out the analysis and does not provide the necessary details that ensure the conditions under which the tests were carried out," the association questioned Of note.
ABIHPEC also stressed that the industries of personal hygiene, perfumery and cosmetics are regulated by Anvisa, which requires proof of the efficacy and safety of sunscreens through internationally validated methods.
By way of note, the L'oreál brand also refuted Protest's tests. "Unlike Proteste, L'oreál presents, with total transparency, the analyzes made by independent laboratories and world-wide recognition," he explained. According to the brand, tests of the Anthelios XL FLuide FPS 70 (La Roche-Posay) and Solar Expertise Invisilight FPS 50 (L'oreál Paris) products were performed in the Dermscan, IEC France and Poland Dermscan laboratories, and presented divergent results from informed By Protest, and are therefore safe and efficient.
Johnson & Johnson Consumption, owner of the Sundown® and ROC® brands, affirms that the brands offer the SPF declared in their packaging, follow the national legislation and are approved by Anvisa (National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance).
According to the brand, the products of the Sundown® line, as well as those of ROC ®, besides being tested and approved by Anvisa, are also validated by methodologies used by international agencies, such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and The ECC (European Common Community).
In response to the test conducted by Protest (Brazilian Association of Consumer Protection), the manufacturer informed that it did not have access to specific information about the methodology, which prevents a concrete and reliable analysis of the results.
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