PRESS RELEASE: ABC Caught Using “Manipulated” Data to Attack Aussie Business
BRISBANE, Australia – 5 December 2025 – The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has been exposed utilizing scientifically invalid and “manipulated” data to orchestrate a hit piece on Australian ethical manufacturer, VeganicSKN.
The national broadcaster has been caught relying on a testing protocol structurally rigged to fail, ignoring global standards to target a local business that is disrupting the chemical sunscreen industry.
Structurally Rigged: Anchoring Bias & Intentional Non-Compliance
The investigation reveals a testing protocol manipulated on multiple fronts to ensure a failing result. First, the laboratory manually set the “Target SPF” to 25, artificially capping the UV radiation dose. This “Anchoring Bias” made it mathematically impossible for the product to demonstrate its true SPF 50 protection—the ABC didn’t test the sunscreen’s limit; they tested the machine’s pre-set ceiling. Compounding this manipulation, the ABC intentionally commissioned an artificially low sample size of just 3 to 5 subjects—breaching the mandatory ISO minimum.
Lab Admits: “Not Compliant”
The ABC’s narrative collapses upon review of the laboratory’s own admissions. In direct correspondence with VeganicSKN, the laboratory manager confirmed the test did not comply with ISO 24444 standards.
The admission reveals the lab failed to verify the most critical variable: the uniform application of the sunscreen. Instead of scientific measurement, they relied on a “visual inspection” of an invisible layer one-tenth the width of a human hair.
Federal Oversight vs. Commercial Audit
There is a stark contrast in evidentiary quality. The ABC deliberately chose a laboratory that relies only on third-party commercial auditing.
In contrast, VeganicSKN tests exclusively with FDA Registered facilities under US Federal oversight. In May 2025, the federally accredited Sunscreen Safety Testing Laboratory (SSTL) conducted the mandatory 10-person ISO clinical trial.
The result was a validated Mean SPF of 54.3.
https://www.sunscreensafetytestinglaboratory.com/zinclear-sb04-spf-test-results
Retaliation for Anti-Chemical Advocacy
VeganicSKN views this attack as retaliation for its aggressive campaign to ban 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor (4-MBC)—a hormone-disrupting chemical widely used in Australian sunscreens but banned in the EU, USA, and Japan.
“It is no coincidence that the national broadcaster launched this attack on the mineral alternative exactly as we moved to ban their toxic competitors,” said Joseph Mizikovsky, CEO of VeganicSKN. “We are disrupting a multi-million dollar industry by exposing chemicals that the rest of the world has deemed unsafe.”
About VeganicSKN
VeganicSKN is an Australian-based manufacturer disrupting the market with 100% vegan, organic, and mineral-based suncare. The company is currently leading the push to remove hormone-disrupting chemicals from the Australian supply chain.
Media Contact:
Joseph Mizikovsky
CEO, VeganicSKN
veganicskn.com
