The products can be found on pages 12 to 15. The company also made their FDA petition public, which includes a list of the batches with detected benzene levels. Valisure is encouraging people to send in their own samples of sunscreen and sun care products for evaluation. He is also urging the FDA to better define its standards for contamination, and "address current regulatory gaps regarding benzene in both drug and cosmetic products." The presence of this known human carcinogen in products widely recommended for the prevention of skin cancer and that are regularly used by adults and children is very troubling," Light said in the company's statement. Its association with forming blood cancers in humans has been shown in numerous studies at trace levels of parts per million and below. "Benzene is one of the most studied and concerning human carcinogens known to science. While the source of the contaminant is unknown and more of the products tested passed than failed, Light urged manufacturers and consumers to take the matter seriously. But products like Neutrogena's Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 and Oil-free Facial Moisturizer with Sunscreen SPF 15 were not found to contain the carcinogen.Īll of the samples tested have "contained up to three times the conditionally restricted FDA concentration limit of 2 parts per million" of benzene, according to Valisure's website.ĭavid Light, the founder and CEO of Valisure, believes the issue is manufacturing contamination affecting specific batches. Not all of the aforementioned brands' products were found to contain benzene, and lists of products found to contain and not to contain benzene are included further down the page in Valisure's petition form.įor example, Neutrogena's Ultra Sheer Weightless Sunscreen Spray, SPF 100+ and Ultra Sheer Weightless Sunscreen Spray, SPF 70 were among 14 products Valisure claims have some of the highest levels of benzene tested. Valisure also reported that 14 sun care product lots with some of the highest contaminations are sold across four different popular brands - Neutrogena, Sun Bum, CVS Health and Fruit of the Earth. Trace levels of benzene can be found in cigarette smoke, gasoline, glues, adhesives, cleaning products and paint strippers. "JJCI is also notifying its distributors and retailers by letter and is arranging for returns of all recalled products."įor consumers who may be wondering whether or not they should use an aerosol sunscreen in light of the recall, Bowe said she in general recommends cream, gel and lotion-based sunscreen.The chemical is identified as "a colorless or light-yellow liquid chemical at room temperature." Valisure states that it's been used "primarily as a solvent in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries." Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have any questions, concerns or have experienced any problems related to using these aerosol sunscreen products," the company said in a statement. "Consumers may contact the JJCI Consumer Care Center 24/7 with questions or to request a refund by calling 1-80. Product images and lot information is available on and Johnson & Johnson is advising consumers to stop using these products and discard them. NEUTROGENA® Beach Defense® aerosol sunscreen NEUTROGENA® Cool Dry Sport aerosol sunscreen NEUTROGENA® Invisible Daily™ defense aerosol sunscreen NEUTROGENA® Ultra Sheer® aerosol sunscreen AVEENO® Protect + Refresh aerosol sunscreen
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