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 The New Jersey-based company said on Wednesday that consumers should
stop using the products and discard them after internal testing
identified low levels of benzene in some samples.
J&J is also notifying distributors and retailers to stop selling the
products and arranging for their return "out of an abundance of
caution".
Benzene is classified as a human carcinogen, a substance that could
potentially cause cancer depending on the level and extent of
exposure.
J&J said that benzene is not an ingredient in its sunscreen products
and it is investigating the cause of the contamination.
"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," the company said.
The recalled aerosol sunscreens are Neutrogena Beach Defense,
Neutrogena Cool Dry Sport, Neutrogena Invisible Daily defense,
Neutrogena Ultra Sheer and Aveeno Protect + Refresh.
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 Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if
they have any concerns, questions or have experienced any problems
related to using these products. The recall is another blow for
J&J, one of the world's largest producers of
consumer health products. The company already
faces billions of dollars of potential court
losses and settlements from damages claims
related to its baby powder, vaginal mesh
implants and opioid painkillers.
J&J's COVID-19 vaccine rollout has also been
hampered by production problems and the shot has
been linked to two very rare side effects:
Guillain-Barré Syndrome and a potentially life
threatening blood clotting condition.
U.S. regulators have said that the vaccine's
benefits outweigh the risks.
(Reporting by Sabahatjahan Contractor in
BengaluruEditing by Subhranshu Sahu, Carmel
Crimmins and David Goodman)
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