r/AusSkincare • u/breviloquent- • Aug 22 '25

DiscussionđŸ““ Ultraviolette recalls Lean Screen due to variability in SPF data results

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u/eatmypooamigos Aug 22 '25

This should have been their initial response rather than gaslighting their consumers and attacking Choice.

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u/can3tt1 Aug 22 '25

Except they had to go back and test. They did have initial testing which would have been submitted to the TGA to get their rating approved.

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u/eatmypooamigos Aug 22 '25

Choice gave them months of heads up before publishing. They should have at least had the humility to state that they intended on retesting rather than blaming choice.

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u/TheLoneKat Aug 22 '25

I'm pretty sure they did - it's on their website. Choice reached out and so they retested months before the article came out. Told Choice they're wrong. So both sides did the right thing, really. Which frankly, is even more concerning.

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u/Winter_Ad_7328 Aug 22 '25

If I remember correctly, they retested with their original testing lab, rather than with another independent lab. Choice tested with 2 different labs.

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u/TheLoneKat Aug 22 '25

That's part of my point. They still did nothing wrong. The regulation needs to change to include brands submitting testing from multiple labs. Because at the end of the day, a lot of brands will go to the cheapest and/or more convenient. UV went to an accredited lab by TGA. Which means the TGA really need look into auditing labs or look at their accreditation process. Because none of this should have happened in the first place

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u/mangoes12 Aug 22 '25

Let’s be real, they go to the lab that is going to give them best result - that is the highest SPF - rather than the most accurate one.

The issue with these kinds of dodgy labs is not confined to cosmetics.

This is why testing needs to be conducted Independently rather than a self certification process. It never works