Press Releases

07/01/2010
BY THE NUMBERS: THE SUNTAN TAX: FIRST TAX INCREASE IN THE NEW HEALTHCARE LAW
The tanning tax was added very late to the healthcare bill without any analysis of how it would affect the indoor tanning industry, comprised primarily of small businesses. The new tax amounts to a 10 percent increase in the cost of doing business, making it even harder to keep customers coming through the doors of these “mom and pop” businesses in this difficult economy. This is just the first of countless new taxes contained in the new healthcare law, which the NFIB is challenging as unconstitutional.
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07/01/2010
FIRST TAX INCREASE IN NEW HEALTHCARE LAW TAKES EFFECT TOMORROW
The first tax in the new healthcare law will go into effect July 1 and it falls on the backs of the very people who can least afford it – our nation’s small businesses. The tax, known as the “tanning tax,” levies a 10 percent tax on tanning services and is predicted to raise $2.7 billion (over 10 years). The revenue raiser will fall disproportionately on “mom and pop” small businesses, typically owned and operated by women, and is designed to pay for the nearly $1 trillion healthcare law.
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06/26/2010
POSITION OF THE INDOOR TANNING ASSOCIATION REGARDING THE 10% TAX ON TANNING SERVICES
The ten-percent tax on tanning services included in the recently passed healthcare legislation is a regressive tax that would unfairly hit working women and college students who comprise the majority of indoor tanning consumers. This tax directly violates President Obama’s pledge not to raise taxes on the middle class.
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05/28/2010
RESPONSE TO INQUIRY ABOUT MELANOMA STUDY PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER
The latest science is contradictory. A study out just two weeks ago from the MD Anderson Cancer Center found that UVA light does not cause melanoma.i Another study out this week claims that most sunscreens could actually promote the growth of skin cancers because they contain Vitamin A.ii
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05/28/2010
CRITICAL SHORTCOMINGS IN RELEASE REGARDING MELANOMA STUDY
A news release out today from researchers claiming a strong link between indoor tanning and melanoma leaves out critical factors from the study that could lead to very different conclusions.
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03/25/2010
3-25 FDA MEETING RELEASE
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration today recommended that the agency consider additional regulations on indoor tanning, despite testimony from the Indoor Tanning Association (ITA) that existing regulations in the U.S. – already the most stringent in the world – are sufficient and that additional oversight would be excessive, unjustifiable and could significantly damage the entire industry
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12/08/2009
RESPONSE TO 20/20 REPORT
Last Friday night, the television show 20/20 aired a report that made some misleading and alarmist claims about the indoor tanning industry. In the coming days, tanning salon operators may encounter questions and concerns from customers who have either seen or heard about the 20/20 report. This statement is intended to help tanning salon operators address these concerns and reinforce the industry's positive commitment to safety and customer satisfaction.
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08/18/2009
INDOOR TANNING ASSOCIATION OPPOSES SUFFOLK BILL
Today the Indoor Tanning Association (ITA) denounced Introduced Resolution 1714, which would ban Suffolk teens under the age of 18 from using a sun-bed.
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07/30/2009
INDOOR TANNING ASSOCIATION FIGHTS BACK AGAINST MEDIA
Washington, D.C. — The Indoor Tanning Association will run a full-page ad in tomorrow’s New York Post condemning the hype related to the recent categorization of tanning beds as a “Group 1” carcinogen.
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07/30/2009
ITA'S NEW YORK POST AD
Here is a copy of the ITA's ad that will be in the New York Post.
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