Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday issued a voluntary recall of one Aveeno and four Neutrogena sunscreen sprays after internal testing found low levels of benzene, a chemical that can potentially cause cancer. The five aerosol products are Aveeno Protect + Refresh aerosol sunscreen, and four Neutrogena aerosol sunscreens: Beach Defense, Cool Dry Sport, Invisible Daily defense, and Ultra Sheer. In a statement, Johnson & Johnson said consumers should stop using the named products and discard them. Customers can get a refund by calling J&J’s Consumer Care Center at 1-800-458-1673. Benzene is not listed as an ingredient in any of the company’s sunscreens. The health care giant said it is now investigating how traces of benzene got into their products. “Based on exposure modeling and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) framework, 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,” …
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