A major pharmaceutical company has said it will only sell sunscreen that meets the Australian and New Zealand standard.
Sunscreen Photo: RNZ
It comes after testing by Consumer New Zealand found the level of sun protection on the labels of sunscreens were not as accurate as they should be.
Consumer New Zealand claimed the SPF value on two of Johnson & Johnson's Neutrogena products were not to the level advertised.
It complained to the Commerce Commission, which tested the SPF level of the sunscreen but said its tests results were inconclusive.
Johnson & Johnson stopped selling the suncreen in 2016.
Following the Commission's investigation it has given assurances it will only sell suncreen that meets the Australian and New Zealand standard.
The standard is mandatory in Australia, but voluntary in New Zealand.
Consumer NZ chief executive Sue Chetwin said she was pleased with the outcome but wanted all manufacturers to meet the sunscreen standard.
"We've been campaigning for a mandatory standard for years. In a country with one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, it's not good enough that sunscreens can be sold that don't meet their label claims," Ms Chetwin said.
