THE suppliers of Banana Boat sunscreens have welcomed the withdrawal of a potential class action lawsuit by Bannister Legal (PD breaking news), saying the proposed case was based on "unreliable claims about the performance of Banana Boat aerosol products".
The Bannister case, which has now been removed from the law firm's website, claimed to represent a "string of angry consumers" who said they had been sunburnt after using Banana Boat aerosol products.
Edgewell Personal Care had categorically refuted the claims and stood behind the products (PD 23 Nov 2017), with poor testing results claimed by the law firm "entirely inconsistent" with other analyses undertaken by "independent, reputable labs".
Edgewell regional vice president Ivan Nuich said consumers had recently been subjected to a number of false and misleading reports based on unreliable sources.
"We needed to vigorously contest these unfair claims because it's important for consumers to be able to trust Banana Boat sunscreens.
"We were prepared to defend ourselves in court if necessary."
Earlier this week the Therapeutic Goods Administration published the outcome of a review of commonly sold sunscreens, saying it had found no compliance deficiencies (PD Tue).
In particular, SPF testing supported claims on aerosol sunscreens and confirmed all products are only effective if applied correctly.
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