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The sunbeds can help achieve a beautiful golden hue after a long winter, but the European Union warned Friday that some tanning beds and operators violate safety standards, putting customers at risk of contracting skin cancer.

Brussels said Friday that 14 per cent of snubbed radiation limits violate the safe and tanning salons often do not warn their customers of the dangers of ultraviolet rays while using the equipment.

“I am worried because it was discovered that a high percentage of sun beds and snubbed services do not respect the safety rules,” he said in a statement the Consumer Affairs Commissioner of the EU, John Dalli.

“This is an important health concern because the incidence of skin cancer is doubling every 15-25 years,” he added.

The tanning beds have been considered by an international research group as one of the greatest threats to human cancer.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified the beds that emit ultraviolet rays in the highest category of risk of cancer, labeling them as “carcinogenic to humans.

The European Commission said tests of 500 sun beds in 10 EU countries, including Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Poland, found that one in seven overstepped the bounds of safety.

He denounced not always inform consumers of the dangers involved, such as burns or skin cancer risk in the long term, some allow their use by minors.

United Kingdom supported this year calls for banning children under 18 years using these beds in tanning salons because of the increased risk of skin cancer.

Some countries and U.S. governments regulate the multibillion dollar tanning industry, and some prohibit teenagers use tanning beds or require the consent of their parents or a doctor.

Tanning beds must meet the European Low Voltage Directive, which limits the ultraviolet radiation of 0.3 watts per square meter.