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Jun 17, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Woolworths Kids Sunscreen Complaint Draws National Media Attention as ACCC Assesses Australian Sunscreen Council Referral
The Australian Sunscreen Council’s complaint about Woolworths Kids SPF50+ sunscreen has drawn reporting from Inside FMCG and Retail World, and enquiries from Nine News, the Australian Financial Review and the Courier Mail. ASC says parents deserve clear evidence when a sunscreen marketed for children contains 4-MBC, a UV filter subject to bans, restrictions, removals or non-approval across 78 nations and overseas territories.
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Jun 2, 2026 ∙ 6 min
Australian Regulator DCCEEW Prohibits a UV Filter in the Same Class as Tinosorb M
Australia’s environmental regulator DCCEEW has listed UV-328 under IChEMS Schedule 6. We break down what this means for phenolic benzotriazole UV filters like Tinosorb M, the PFAS precedent, therapeutic goods exemptions, and the future direction of sunscreen regulation in Australia.
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May 27, 2026 ∙ 10 min
The Global Consensus: A Worldwide Rejection of 4-MBC by 78 Nations
With 4-MBC legally prohibited across Europe and systematically erased from major export markets, 98 distinct geographic jurisdictions worldwide have now restricted this endocrine-disrupting UV filter leaving Australia's TGA behind the curve.
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