<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A further two </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sunscreen-products-australia-testings-spf-ratings-explained/164c0a25-9cb0-4ccd-acb3-e0aae631bcfc" rel="" target="" title="sunscreens"><span>sunscreens</span></a><span> have been pulled from shelves amid sun protection claim concerns.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Outside Beauty & Skincare SPF 50+ Mineral Primer and Salus SPF 50+ Daily Facial Sunscreen have been added to a list of recalled sunscreens by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) due to concerns the SPF "may be lower than what is claimed on their labels".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's the latest chapter in the saga sparked by a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sunscreen-products-australia-testings-spf-ratings-explained/164c0a25-9cb0-4ccd-acb3-e0aae631bcfc"><span>June Choice report</span></a><span> that claimed more than a dozen popular sunscreens "failed" to meet their own SPF claims.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/louvre-museum-robbery-musee-du-louvre-closed-for-exceptional-reasons/aabe4c60-19e9-41da-930d-9763d1c095b4" target="_blank"><strong><span>Shaky phone vision emerges of high-stakes four-minute Louvre heist</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a statement on its website, Outside Beauty & Skincare said further testing of its SPF 50+ Mineral Primer is ongoing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Batches A1902, with expiry October 2026 and batch 2586, expiry February 2028, have been urgently recalled.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Preliminary testing has shown that the SPF levels in these products are unlikely to meet what is stated on their labels," the company said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/sunscreen-recall-two-more-sunscreen-products-recalled-over-spf-concerns/88be4014-1028-45b5-abf2-422831cf45a1" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Your safety and trust remain our highest priority, and we are grateful for your continued support as we work through this process responsibly with the TGA."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Salus also confirmed it has issued a recall for batch A1770 of its SPF50+ Daily Facial Sunscreen.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No other products in the Salus range are affected, and we have ceased production with this SPF manufacturer," Salus said in a statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're sincerely sorry that this product has not met the standard we hold for ourselves and that you rightly hold for us."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/ringwood-carjackings-victoria-police-foil-two-attempted-incidents/cac30f32-f1c0-4f12-b8f3-aed2d4b40168" target="_blank"><strong><span>Food delivery driver ambushed by machete-wielding carjackers</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/67-meme-usa-generation-alpha/06f4f524-6b9a-4eed-8e10-12dfcf734c40" target="_blank"><strong><span>Why kids across the world are shouting the '6-7' meme in school</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Salus and Outside Beauty & Skincare sunscreens have been added a list of eight sunscreens using the same base formulation as </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/ultra-violette-sunscreen-pulled-from-shelves-lean-screen-spf-testing-discrepancy/55852597-16f6-463f-a22f-4a7e9fe98c96" rel="" target="_blank" title="Ultra Violette Lean Screen SPF 50+ sunscreen."><span>Ultra Violette Lean Screen SPF 50+ sunscreen.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ultra Violette pulled one of its products from shelves and offered customer refunds over "concerning discrepancies" in SPF testing results in August.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Founders Rebecca Jefferd and Ava Matthews issued a </span><a href="https://ultraviolette.com.au/pages/lean-screen-update" target="_blank" title="statement"><span>statement</span></a><span> apologising that the product had "fallen short of the standards we pride ourselves on".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>You can find a full and regularly updated list of the sunscreens using the Ultra Violette Lean Screen formulation </span><a href="https://www.tga.gov.au/safety-and-shortages/market-actions/multiple-sunscreens-recall-lower-claimed-spf-levels" rel="" target="_blank" title="on the TGA website."><span>on the TGA website.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There is also a list of the recalled sunscreens using the Wild Child base formulation </span><a href="https://www.tga.gov.au/products/medicines/sunscreens/sunscreens-using-same-base-formulation-ultra-violette-lean-screen-spf-50-sunscreen#market-status-of-sunscreens-using-the-same-base-formulation"><span>on the TGA website</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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