The makers of over a dozen suncreams have halted sales in Australia after a consumer advocacy group analysis found many of them did not provide the sun protection factor their makers claimed.
Long, hot days in the sun are a fixture of daily life in Australia, famous for its good weather and outdoors-loving lifestyle.
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