No tanning beds for minors

TORONTO—Ontario will be the latest province to table legislation banning minors from using tanning beds.
Health minister Deb Matthews said she would introduce a bill today that would ban the sale of tanning services to people under the age of 18.

It also would require operators to request ID from anyone who appears to be under 25 and set fines for those who break the rules.
Advertising and marketing of tanning services aimed at those under 18 also would be prohibited.
The minority Liberals will need support from at least one of the opposition parties to pass the bill, which likely will come from the NDP.
The New Democrats have been lobbying for a ban for years, saying it will protect many young people from skin cancer.
The Ontario Medical Association, which has been calling for a ban since 2010, welcomed the pending legislation.
“The evidence has been unequivocal over the last several years that tanning bed radiation is linked to skin cancer,” said Dr. Samir Gupta, chairman of OMA’s dermatology section.
“It’s the sun exposure you’re getting in your early years that predicts skin cancer later on,” he added.