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Over 80% of sunscreen performed below their labelled efficacy (2020)

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230 points mgh2 | 1 comments | 06 Sep 25 19:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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stefan_ ◴[06 Sep 25 21:22 UTC] No.45152969[source]▶
I thought this was an Australian scandal?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzl41rpdqo

The original CHOICE investigation names brands & products:

https://www.choice.com.au/health-and-body/beauty-and-persona...

There are brands like Neutrogena that have passing & failing products, suggesting a process issue.

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1. mgh2 ◴[06 Sep 25 21:35 UTC] No.45153075[source]▶
Not isolated case, also US brands

> An investigation by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation found that a single US-based laboratory had certified at least half of the products that had failed Choice's testing, and that this facility routinely recorded high test results.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45145624