Member Updates

Dr. Low, I am the President of the Joint Canadian Tanning Association (JCTA) as well as the President of Fabutan Sun Tan Studios. I am contacting you on behalf of the JCTA regarding your story on Vitamin D and lung cancer.… continue reading

Ultraviolet light exposure to the skin (UVB, in particular) whether from sunlight or from indoor tanning equipment, is the natural and intended way for humans to make vitamin D. Congratulations to the Free Press for its Jan. 28 story “Research Shows Sunlight Assists in Cancer Battle.”… continue reading

KELOWNA – Members of the Joint Canadian Tanning Association in November recognized the world’s first “Vitamin D Awareness Month” – an event sponsored by Canada’s Vitamin D Society designed to increase awareness of Canada’s vitamin D deficiency crisis. “Canadian indoor tanning facilities have been very successful pointing out that UVB in sunlight and in most tanning units is the body’s natural way to make vitamin D,” JCTA Executive Director Steve Gilroy said.… continue reading

To whom it may concern: I am writing to you as the Executive Director of the Joint Canadian Tanning Association. I wish to obtain supporting materials to substantiate the statements made in the “Tanning Under Lights” pamphlet supplied by Health Canada.… continue reading

I’m writing to you about an article the ran in Elle Magazine, March issue, on page 190 and the comments made by Dr Jason Rivers with regards to tanning equipment. Dr Rivers comment: You can’t compare the two because tanning beds emit mostly UVA which penetrate the skin deeper – whereas the sun emits a combination of UVA and UVB rays Dr Rivers is right about one thing you can’t compare tanning indoors to outside because tanning indoors is a more controlled environment.… continue reading