1977 studyĪfter a landmark study in 1977 highlighted its health risks, employers and manufacturers were forced to limit benzene in their workplaces. Light said it’s not certain why sprays specifically contained benzene in J&J’s tests compared to lotion, “but many of these aerosol products appear to use significant amounts of alcohol.” Valisure said previously, when it found benzene in some hand sanitizers, that the contaminant may have been introduced when alcohol - the germ killer that is their main ingredient - is purified. Nonetheless, the company said it would recall the products out of an abundance of caution. J&J said that “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.
In 2020, it was a $4.5 billion business, spanning from sunscreen to treatments for acne and eczema. In the first quarter, J&J’s skin, health and beauty unit drew $1.2 billion in revenue. It can be absorbed to varying degrees through the skin, by inhalation or orally. Consumers should contact their physician or health-care provider if they have any questions, concerns or have experienced any problems related to using the products, J&J said.īenzene is classified as a human carcinogen, meaning it is has the potential to cause cancer depending on how much of the chemical people are exposed to, and for how long.
The company said consumers should stop using the affected products and appropriately discard them. The company said in a statement Wednesday that it is recalling all lots of five Neutrogena and Aveeno brand aerosol sunscreen product lines after testing identified low levels of benzene in some samples.
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