Johnson & Johnson Recalls Select Sunscreens Due to presence of Benzene
Check your sunscreen before hitting the pool today. Johnson & Johnson is voluntarily recalling five of its sunscreen products. The company found low levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, in some of its samples of Neutrogena and Aveeno spray sunscreens even though it's not an ingredient in its sunscreen products. Aerosol Sunscreen Recall NEUTROGENA Beach Defense Sunscreen Spray NEUTROGENA Cool Dry Sport Sunscreen Spray NEUTROGENA Invisible Daily Defense NEUTROGENA Ultra Sheer Body Mist AVEENO Protect + Refresh Benzene is a chemical that can cause cancer when used again and again or depending on the level and extent of exposure. Symptoms includes things like dizziness, irregular heartbeats, and at very high levels even death. J&J said it is investigating the cause of the contamination. Benzene is a commonly used chemical in a lot of products we use everyday like detergent and paint but the CDC said that at high enough levels it can damage the imm...