Not all products made by these brands had detectable levels of benzene. CVS Health After-sun Aloe Vera Soothing Spray.Raw Elements Eco Formula Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 30.EltaMD UV Aero Broad-Spectrum Fully-Body Sunscreen Spray, SPF 45.Banana Boat Kids Max Protect & Play Sunscreen C-Spray, SPF 100.Neutrogena Beach Defense Oil-Free Body Sunscreen Spray, SPF 100.Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Weightless Sunscreen Spray, SPF 70 and SPF 100+.The following brands made sun products (sprays, lotions, gels, etc.) that have lot numbers Valisure is asking the FDA to recall: Neutrogena, Sun Bum, CVS Health, Fruit of the Earth, Raw Elements, SunBurnt, Goodsense, Banana Boat, TopCare Everyday and EltaMD.

In total, 294 sun care product lots were tested from 69 brands. 'People should still continue to use sunscreen, I think, is an important message to get across.' 'In this case it really seems to be a manufacturing contaminant problem, not an inherent problem with sunscreen,' Light says. Of the 294 batches of sun products tested, 26 had benzene levels lower than 2 ppm, and 14 had levels containing 2 ppm or more - up to three times the FDA conditional amount, according to Dermatology Times. However, the agency does give conditional use approval for benzene of 2 parts per million if 'use is unavoidable in order to produce a drug product with a significant therapeutic advance.' But benzene isn't necessary for sunscreen production. Valisure's findings are concerning because there is no safe amount of benzene in any product, according to the FDA, which refers to it as a Class 1 Solvent. Leukemia (cancer of blood-forming organs), anemia (a decrease in red blood cells), excessive bleeding and decreased ovary size have all been linked to long-term benzene exposure, according to information from the CDC and Department of Health and Human Services. Benzene, an industrial chemical normally found in crude oil and cigarette smoke that can also be used in manufacturing plastic and pesticides, is a known human carcinogen that can cause harm with long-term exposure, which is exposure for more than one year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If you have purchased one or more of the products listed above, and have proof of purchase, please call our attorneys at (619) 238-1811 to explore your legal options.The findings are detailed in Valisure's May 24 petition to the Food and Drug Administration to recall the product lots that contain dangerous amounts of benzene. The law firm of CaseyGerry is investigating the Johnson & Johnson recall. AVEENO® Protect + Refresh aerosol sunscreen.

NEUTROGENA® Ultra Sheer® aerosol sunscreen.

NEUTROGENA® Invisible Daily™ defense aerosol sunscreen.

NEUTROGENA® Cool Dry Sport aerosol sunscreen.

NEUTROGENA® Beach Defense® aerosol sunscreen.

On July 14, 2021, Johnson & Johnson announced that they were voluntarily recalling the following products: Valisure, an independent quality assurance company published an article on May 24, 2021, requesting the FDA to recall numerous sunscreens including several Johnson & Johnson products due to the presence of benzene. In a press release issued by Johnson & Johnson, benzene is not an ingredient in Johnson & Johnson products and the company is investigating its presence in the recalled sunscreens.Īccording to an article by Reuters, David Light, Chief Executive of Valisure said that the presence of benzene in the sunscreen products could be a result of contaminated raw materials used. All recalled products are aerosol sunscreen products. Johnson & Johnson has issued a recall for four Neutrogena® sunscreen products and one Aveeno® sunscreen product for containing the carcinogen benzene.

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