The company also made their FDA petition to recall the products public, which includes a list of the batches with detected benzene levels. Valisure encouraged people to send in their own samples of sunscreen and sun care products for evaluation.
J&J, which is based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, said it has notified the Food and Drug Administration of the recall. Benzene is a volatile chemical compound that can impact immediate health and influence cancer risk health experts worry.
Symptoms range from dizziness and irregular heartbeat to convulsions and, at very high levels, death. In July 2021, Johnson & Johnson issued a voluntary recall of several sunscreens from Aveeno and Neutrogena contaminated with benzene, a known carcinogen.
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The chemical's effects vary by whether a person accidentally inhales or ingests it or gets it on skin and clothing. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It also can damage the immune system and prevent cells from functioning properly, according to the U.S. It can cause cancer with repeated exposure at high enough levels. J&J said in a statement that "use of these products would not be expected to cause adverse health consequences" and that it voluntarily decided to recall them "out of an abundance of caution." The statement added that people should use an alternate sunscreen to protect themselves from the skin cancer melanoma.īenzene is a highly flammable, widely used chemical that's present throughout the environment. More information is available at the websites for Neutrogena and Aveeno. It urged consumers to stop using the sunscreens immediately and said customers can get a refund by calling J&J's Consumer Care Center at 1-80. J&J said it's working to get all lots of the five products removed from store shelves. 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. Johnson & Johnson announced a voluntary recall of five Aveeno and Neutrogena aerosol sunscreen products after internal testing found low levels. 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. It said the levels it detected were too low to pose a health risk, but "out of an abundance of caution" pulled all lots of the products and offered refunds.The health care giant said it is investigating how the chemical got into the products.ĭavid Light, the founder and CEO of Valisure, believes the issue is manufacturing contamination affecting specific batches. J&J voluntarily recalled four Neutrogena aerosol sunscreen products and one from Aveeno on 14 July, after finding small amounts of benzene, a carcinogen.
We strongly dispute the merits of these lawsuits and stand behind our position that we marketed our sunscreen products appropriately and responsibly.' Product Recall J&J said in an emailed statement, 'This agreement, which is subject to court approval, is not an admission of liability or wrongdoing. They said they expected to submit the settlement for court approval by 19 November. Lawyers for the companies and for plaintiffs suing over the Neutrogena and Aveeno-branded aerosol sunscreen products disclosed the settlement in a court filing in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida federal court on Friday, without revealing its terms. Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific NEUTROGENA® and AVEENO® Aerosol Sunscreen Products Due to the Presence of Benzene PR Newswire NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., July. Johnson & Johnson and Costco Wholesale Corp have reached a tentative agreement to settle lawsuits over the presence of a cancer-causing substance in several recalled J&J sunscreen products.
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