Preliminary testing indicated that some of these products claiming to provide SPF50+ protection in reality offered as little as SPF4. The worst result came from Violette’s Lean Screen SPF50+ Mattifying Zinc Sunscreen, which was labelled SPF50+ but tested at just SPF4. It was “aware that many companies responsible for sunscreens manufactured using this base formulation relied on testing by PCR Corp to support their SPF claims”. The country enforces some of the strictest sunscreen regulations globally, meaning this scandal has sparked widespread outrage and unease. open image in gallery Some products claiming to provide SPF50+ protection in reality offered as little as SPF4 ( Getty/iStock )The TGA indicated an overhaul of SPF testing protocols, which it acknowledged could be “highly subjective”.