Accord Blog | Media & Policy

New roadmap calls for smarter regulation to help Australians fight skin cancer

Accord — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:48:53 GMT

Sydney, Monday 16 March 2026

Arising from the deliberations of a major industry roundtable held late in 2025, Accord has today published two important policy proposals to drive improved sunscreen regulation – a roadmap report and a thought starter paper.

Accord releases updated Industry Guidance for Labelling & Packaging of Liquid Laundry Capsules, March 2026

Accord — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:39:55 GMT

Sydney, Thursday 5 March 2026.

Following a recent review, Accord has worked with leading laundry companies to update the industry guideline for liquid laundry capsule safety. This voluntary guideline, which focuses on best practice labelling and packaging
design, has been an industry benchmark for laundry product manufacturers since its first release in 2013.

Sunscreen industry confident of products despite news about major lab. Industry supports a measured response from the TGA, 1 October 2025

Accord — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Sydney, 1 October 2025

The sensible case-by-case regulatory approach announced yesterday by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in follow up to its sunscreen SPF investigation is welcomed by industry against a backdrop of widespread disappointment about the reputational impact of PCR as a supplier of testing services to the industry.