Traces of a chemical tied to blood cancers including leukemia have been detected in dozens of popular sunscreens and after-sun products, according to tests conducted by online pharmacy and lab Valisure., was found in 78 of nearly 300 sprays and lotions tested — about 27% — including products sold by Banana Boat and CVS, according to Valisure.
Trace levels of benzene can be found in cigarette smoke, gasoline, glues, adhesives, cleaning products and paint strippers. All of the samples tested have "contained up to three times the conditionally restricted FDA concentration limit of 2 parts per million" of benzene, according toDavid Light, the founder and CEO of Valisure, believes the issue is manufacturing contamination affecting specific batches. While the source of the contaminant is unknown and more of the products tested passed than failed, Light urged manufacturers and consumers to take the matter seriously.
public, which includes a list of the batches with detected benzene levels. The products can be found on pages 12 to 15.Johnson & Johnson, the maker of Neutrogena products, told CBS News that "benzene is not an ingredient in any of our personal care products."
So how did the FDA miss all of that? Are those clowns asleep at the switch?
Getting a tan is the most natural and safest sunscreen anybody could have. It never made sense for people to slather their bodies with hazardous chemicals when outside in the summer sun.
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