I’m very proud to be a multi-generational tanning business owner who truly sees the responsible future for the professional indoor tanning community. That’s why I’m proud to support the American Suntanning Association and encourage you to do so, as well.
ASA is a values-based coalition of professional tanning companies that understand that the future of the professional tanning market lies in correctly promoting effective sun-care and our services. And I can tell you first-hand that ASA has not only been extremely effective in working constructively with state and local regulators and legislators, but has done so in a way that places this market as part of the solution moving forward. In other words, ASA is doing the right things the right way.
ASA is doing the right things the right way.
Consider:
This year, ASA is staying ahead of attempts to over-regulate professional indoor tanning facilities at the state and federal levels. And they’re working with our suppliers and the other associations worldwide to do so.
Since 2015, ASA has cooperated with suppliers to work constructively with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration on the agency’s proposals to re-tool FDA regulations for sunlamp products. FDA has delayed finalization of those proposed rules a dozen times since 2016. ASA’s board and staff have done an amazing job putting our market in the best possible position in addressing how these rule proposals are handled.
ASA worked to prevent legislative proposals to enact under-21 sunbed restrictions from moving forward anywhere in America.
ASA successfully prevented under-18 sunbed restriction legislation from advancing in several legislatures – gaining bi-partisan support in many states for the scientifically supported position that sunburn prevention is not advanced by restricting access to professional sunbeds.
ASA halted legislative talk to restrict spray-tanning services for people under-18 years of age.
ASA convinced a state regulatory agency to abandon an effort to limit sunbed clients to 1-2 sessions per week.
In many cases, ASA convinced would-be bill sponsors not to even introduce bills after seeing the science that does not support that approach. Some of our victories involved tax bills and other issues.
There are other accomplishments – and likely, you haven’t heard about many of them. Aside from the 130+ legislative victories you have heard about, there are so many examples of potential issues ASA has prevented from ever even coming up.
That’s what Year Round Brown wants from a professional trade association and why I’ve been proud to commit my time and resources as an ASA board member.
We’re all aware of the challenges the professional sunbed community faces from those who do not understand that sunburn prevention – and not sun avoidance – is the answer. But ASA is working to make sure that our market’s foundation is strong for where we’re headed.
