It is ubiquitous in the environment, and humans around the world have daily exposures indoors and outdoors from multiple sources. The company, which is one of the world's biggest sellers of consumer health products by sales, said it is also notifying distributors and retailers to stop selling the products, and arranging for the return of the products.īenzene is classified as a human carcinogen, a substance that could potentially cause cancer depending on the level and extent of exposure. "Consumers should stop using these specific products and appropriately discard them," the statement said. The company noted that although the levels detected in the testing would not be expected to cause adverse health consequences, it cautions against the use of the products. These include Aveeno Protect + Refresh aerosol sunscreen, and four Neutrogena sunscreen versions: Beach Defense aerosol sunscreen, CoolDry Sport aerosol sunscreen, Invisible Daily Defense aerosol sunscreen and UltraSheer aerosol sunscreen. The recalled sunscreen products are packaged in aerosol cans. We are investigating the cause of this issue, which is limited to certain aerosol sunscreen products," the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Some sunscreens include an expiration date a date indicating when theyre no longer effective.
This means that you can use leftover sunscreen from one year to the next. "While benzene is not an ingredient in any of our sunscreen products, it was detected in some samples of the impacted aerosol sunscreen finished products. Sunscreens are required by the Food and Drug Administration to remain at their original strengths for at least three years.
New York, Jul 16 (IANS): Johnson & Johnson is pulling out its Neutrogena and Aveeno spray sunscreens from US stores after some samples showed the presence of benzene - a potentially cancer-causing chemical.
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