Overview

• The regulator published a list of 21 products from 17 companies that used a Wild Child Laboratories base formulation found unlikely to exceed SPF 21, with some items preliminarily testing at SPF 4.
• Around 18 sunscreens have been recalled, cancelled or paused while reviews proceed, with only two on sale in Australia—Allganics Light Sunscreen SPF50+ and GlindaWand The Fountain of Youth Environmental Defence Cream SPF50+.
• The TGA reported significant concerns about the reliability of SPF testing by UK-based Princeton Consumer Research Corp and said it has not received a response to its formal letter.
• Wild Child Laboratories has ceased production and supply of the base formulation, stopped using PCR for testing, and commissioned confirmatory testing at other accredited labs; the TGA found no manufacturing faults at the facility.
• The TGA is weighing regulatory action and advised consumers who purchased products on the list to consider using alternatives while companies retest and the investigation continues.