Johnson & Johnson is recalling five of its Neutrogena and Aveeno spray sunscreens after the company found low levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, in some samples.
The company said customers should stop using the affected products, which were distributed through stores nationwide.
The recall covers the Aveeno Protect + Refresh aerosol sunscreen, and four Neutrogena sunscreens: Beach Defense aerosol sunscreen, CoolDry Sport aerosol sunscreen, Invisible Daily Defense aerosol sunscreen and UltraSheer aerosol sunscreen.
These include:
NEUTROGENA® Beach Defense® aerosol sunscreen;
NEUTROGENA® Cool Dry Sport aerosol sunscreen;
NEUTROGENA® Invisible Daily™ defense aerosol sunscreen; and
NEUTROGENA® Ultra Sheer® aerosol sunscreen.
J&J said that Benzene, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says can cause leukemia or other cancers after long-term exposure to high levels, is not an ingredient in the affected sunscreens.
The company is investigating how the chemical might have gotten into some of its products.
“Daily exposure to benzene in these aerosol sunscreen products at the levels detected in our testing would not be expected to cause adverse health consequences,” Johnson & Johnson said in a statement Wednesday. “Out of an abundance of caution, we are recalling all lots of these specific aerosol sunscreen products.”
Interesting that people/experts are recalling such products which are only smeared on the skin but yet have no problem with injecting their bodies with the Corona vaccines which haven’t been proven yet!
May be safer to just cover up and wear a hat