CANCER Council Australia has come out strongly defending its Peppa Pig-branded sunscreen as a widely used long-standing product which has sold more than 250,000 bottles with very few complaints registered, most of which related to the pump spray, not the product itself.
Nevertheless an unspecified number of complaints were posted on Facebook following an update by mother Jessie Swan who spent three days in hospital with her three-month old Thomas who had a bad reaction to the sunscreen when applied to his face and body, reports News Limited.
A Cancer Council spokesperson said, "Yesterday we were saddened to learn via Facebook that a young child had a negative experience with our SPF50+ Kids Sunscreen.
"We take any concern raised about our products very seriously and have been in direct contact with the boy's mother, Jessie, to investigate this further.
"Sunscreens in Australia are strictly regulated by the Therapeutic Goods Administration," the Council said adding that all Cancer Council products are fully compliant.
"Additionally, all products formulated for sensitive skin, including our SPF50+ Kids Sunscreen, are dermatologically tested to ensure that they pass the Repeat Insult Patch Test (RIPT), a recognised formal skin sensitivity test for topically applied products.
"If you have sensitive skin, doing a personal patch test is even more important," the spokesperson said.
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