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Monday, January 07, 2013
Indoor Tanning Industry Pushes Back
According to an article published in the January 7-January 13, 2013 issue of Bloomberg Businessweek (page 29) by John Tozzi, the indoor tanning industry is planning to lobby against business regulation that could adversely impact their industry this year. Tozzi wrote that 28 million Americans currently tan in salons annually, generating approximately $5 billion each year. He reports that there are about 19,000 tanning facilities currently in the US.