Tanning Devices Reclassified; Under 18 Use Discouraged Under Proposed FDA Rule

SILVER SPRING, Md. - The Food and Drug Administration on May 6 proposed reclassifying sunlamp products - more commonly known as tanning beds or tanning booths - from Class I to Class II medical devices, requiring manufacturers to provide 510(k) premarket notification and issue warnings that persons under 18 should not use the devices because of the increased risk of skin cancer....(read more)