J&J Recalls Sunscreens After Carcinogen Found in Some Sprays

  • Company is pulling certain Neutrogena and Aveeno aerosols
  • Contamination was first flagged in May by independent lab

Johnson & Johnson said 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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Johnson & Johnson is voluntarily recalling some spray aerosol sunscreen from the market amid concerns that the products could be contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical.

The company said in a statementBloomberg Terminal 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.