The Cancer Society is standing by its sunscreen products, despite claims by a Canterbury mother that its lotion failed to work on her son.
Canterbury mother Jo Pattie says her seven-year-old suffered severe sunburn and blistering to his shoulders, even though he was coated in the Cancer Society children's 30-plus sunblock while out swimming.
She says she had re-applied the lotion an hour after the first application.
However Dr Jan Pearson, from the society, says the products meet the Australian-New Zealand sunscreen standard.
"We are quite sure that there is not a quality issue with our product. We weren't there, so we don't know the specifics of the case – how the child applied the sunscreen, or how much."
Dr Pearson says sunscreen should only be used as part of a sun-protection regime.
RadioLIVE / 3 News