Ban sunbeds for under-18s

A government recommend today that sunbed use for teenagers under 18 should be banned. The government's committee on medical aspects of radiation in the environment is very concerned of the growing number of under eighteens who use sunbeds often. Every year there are 370 cases of Melonoma (serious skin cancer) and 100 deaths is an effect of the sundbed use. The committe called for legislation to regulate tanning salons, noting that voluntary codes in other countries have not worked. Other recommendations of the committee are: more training for the staff, more information for the customer about the healthrisks of sunbeds and compulsory protecting eyewear.
The committee is very concerned about the power of the tanning machines and they believe they are causing 100 deaths each year, plus the concequence of burning yourself which has plastic surgery as an effect.

I think this is totally the responsibility of the customers. If people want to have a tan, that is al right. It is your own risk of getting skin cancer. The government can't prevent this, it is the same when, for example, the government forbids using deodorant, because it could have a health risk. If the parents can't take for their children, just by informing them about health risks of sunbeds then there's something drastically wrong with the society. Maybe they could go for certain periods of time when children want to have a tan. For example a child of 14 can't stay longer than 7 minutes under a sunbed.