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COLUMBIA (AP) - A court has ruled that a privately owned tanning salon on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus can stay open at that site for another year, despite the school's concerns about the health risks for students.
Alison Goodliss, a junior sociology major, uses a tanning bed that emits ultraviolet radiation that is similar to that of the sun.
A tanning salon owner admits health and safety charges as a court hears concerns were raised months before a girl was burnt.
Baltimore County Council voted Monday night against a ban on indoor tanning for teens under 18.
Citing cancer risks, the school has tried since May 2008 to terminate its contract with the tanning salon in the Student Recreation Complex.
MU tanning beds to remain open for now
Associated Press - November 15, 2009 4:44 PM ET COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A privately owned tanning salon will be allowed to remain open for another year at the University of...
Anyone under 18 now needs a doctor's prescription to use a tanning bed in Howard County; salon owners unhappy Indoor tanning industry officials, salon owners and their fans packed a Howard County Health Department conference room to argue against a ban on teens younger than 18 using the beds, but to no avail.
COLUMBIA — Despite MU’s efforts to shut down the privately owned tanning salon in the Student Recreation Complex, The Spa will remain open at least until December 2010 because of a court decision this week. Since May 13, 2008, MU has tried to terminate its contract with The Spa because of the cancer risk associated with tanning beds. But The Spa’s owners, Terry Wilson and Randy Dawson, filed a ...
Indoor tanning industry officials, salon owners and their supporters packed a Howard County Health Department conference room Tuesday night to argue against a ban on teens under 18 using the electric beds, but to no avail.
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