ETS Tanning Bed Blog

It's a common myth by the tanning nay-sayers that the government has said tanning is bad.

The truth is indoor tanning is rigorously monitored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the organization responsible for monitoring food and drug safety, and the Federal Trade Commission, the organization responsible for consumer protection and responsible business practices. The FDA makes sure our equipment is safe, and the FTC makes sure we can back up our claims, and don't make false promises.

In 2007, President George W. Bush signed the Tanning Accountability and Notification Act (TAN), which requires the FDA to reevaluate warning labels on tanning beds, and to find ways of educating consumers about responsible use of tanning beds.

While common misconceptions about indoor tanning abound, the truth is that medical experts have been finding alarming links between vitamin D deficiencies and all sorts of health problems: breast cancer, colon cancer, Alzheimer's disease, teen obesity, just to name a few.

At the end of 2008, the FDA released its findings regarding the the text and placement of warning labels on tanning beds. They said there was sufficient information on the labels that were communicated to the public:

Based on its analysis of the results of the consumer study required by section 230 of FDAAA, FDA has determined that there are warnings that are capable of adequately communicating the risks of indoor tanning, and that a modified warning statement label may more effectively convey these risks than the current labeling requirements. FDA has also determined that changes to the positioning requirements for the warning statement label may communicate such risks more effectively.lockquote>