If you have the products listed above, you are encouraged to throw them out. Procter & Gamble is recalling aerosol dry shampoo and conditioner spray products from six brands sold nationwide after finding benzene in.
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All retailers have been notified, and customers who purchased the recalled products can get a full refund from Banana Boat. Updated on: Decem/ 11:51 AM / MoneyWatch. The products were sold to retailers and online, the company said. The health care giant said it is investigating how the chemical got into the products. Aerosol-type products are more at risk of containing benzene than the general sphere of consumer products, as are petroleum-derived products such as gels, lotions, creams and sunscreens, said Light.
Three batches of Banana Boat sunscreen were recalled on July 29, 2022. Sunscreen is a crucial step in any skincare routine, but some brands might not be living up to their safety promises: In May, an independent lab announced it discovered potentially harmful levels of benzene, a known carcinogen, in several popular sun-care products. Traces of benzene were detected in dozens of popular sunscreens and after-sun products, according to tests conducted by online pharmacy and lab Valisure, CBS News reported last month. Specifically, the recalled products are 6-ounce Banana Boat Hair and Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 with lot codes 20016AF (expiration date December 2022), 20084BF (expiration date February 2023), and 21139AF (expiration date April 2024). (CBS News) - Traces of a chemical tied to blood cancers including leukemia have been detected in dozens of popular sunscreens and after-sun products, according to tests conducted by online pharmacy and lab Valisure. No injuries or deaths related to the products have been reported, Edgewell added. Out of nearly 300 different sunscreen products, 27 contained benzene, according to Valisure. "While benzene is not an ingredient in any Banana Boat products, the review showed that unexpected levels of benzene came from the propellant that sprays the product out of the can," it said. Johnson & Johnson (the maker of Neutrogena sunscreen), Sun Bum, and CVS all denied including benzene in their products in statements to CBS News. (WJW) An independent study claims several popular brands of sunscreen contain high levels of benzene, a known carcinogen.
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