Cancer Council Australia won't recall 'Peppa Pig' sunscreen after burns claims
Cancer Council Australia have confirmed they won't be recalling their 50+ children's sunscreen after a mum and another baby suffered burns after reacting to the range.
The company have refused to recall the product, which shows popular children's character Peppa Pig on the packaging, because tests concluded there was nothing wrong with the batch.
Cancer Council Australia CEO Sanchia Aranda told 7 News Online that "less than one per cent" of consumers would experience reactions to the product - prompting the decision to keep the product on shelves.
A three-month-old baby boy had spent three days in hospital after he suffered burns claimed to be caused by the sunscreen.
His mother, Jessie Swan, slammed the sunscreen range by sharing confronting photos of her son's alleged reaction on January 3.
“He has not been in the sun, he was simply outdoors so I put screen on him just in case,” Ms Swan said.
“This is not sunburn, this is a reaction to the cream,” she claimed.
A Sydney beauty queen also claimed she suffered burns after using the same product.
Mother-of-two Kim Cancellier said she had decided to test the sunscreen on herself before putting it on her three and five-year-old daughters.
“Instead of acting as a sunscreen and protecting me from the suns rays it had an opposite effect and turned me BRIGHT red, completely and utterly burnt,” Ms Cancellier, 31, claimed on Facebook.
Ms Aranda said Cancer Council Australia have been in constant contact with the mother and baby involved in the complaints.
"We are very concerned of the reaction and are providing constant support to the baby and mother," she told 7 News Online.
She said Cancer Council Australia had conducted multiple tests which showed the sunscreen met quality requirements.
“We have tested the batch and random samples from retail stores they all show they meet quality requirement set by the TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration),” she said.
Ms Aranda said there are warnings on each bottle recommending consumers apply a patch test before use.
She claimed the ingredients in all sunscreens were similar across all markets and if a person reacted to one type, they were likely to react to others.
"The cases reported are probably uncommon individual reactions" Ms Aranda said.
"If you react severely we recommend to get an allergy test done."
"There is a new sunscreen compound containing only zinc and titanium oxide, which is recommended for children or those who have high allergies,” she said.
If you have a reaction to a sunscreen and are in need support or advice contact the Cancer Council hotline on 1300 364 515.’
