Sunscreen recall: What the finding of a cancer-causing chemical means for you By: CNN
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN
(CNN) The burning heat of summer has us all reaching for sunscreens. But before you slather that product on your skin, first check to see if it is part of a voluntary recall by sunscreen brands Neutrogena and Aveeno.
The companies recently pulled several sunscreens from market shelves after independent testing had found they were contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical called benzene. Exposure to benzene increases the risk of developing leukemia and other blood disorders, according to the National Cancer Institute.
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Independent pharmaceutical testing company Valisure recently found that 78 lots of sunscreens and sun care products contained benzene, a known carcinogen that has been linked to blood cancer and other illnesses. Of the 78 batches with detectable levels, 40 products were found to have significantly detected levels of benzene.
The problem doesn t seem to be rooted in a particular brand of sunscreen, but in certain batches or lots produced, Valisure founder David Light says. He added that some batches and products from a single brand had high levels of benzene, where other batches and products from the same brand don t have any. It really does appear to be a batch-to-batch problem, Light says.