“Out of an abundance of caution, we are recalling all lots of these specific aerosol sunscreen products,” the company said in the statement. However, J&J claims that “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.” Still, the less benzene in our lives, the better. However, benzene is not an ingredient used in any of Johnson & Johnson sunscreen products, so the company is currently investigating how it ended up inside some of their canisters.Īccording to the CDC, adverse health consequences caused by long-term exposure (a year or more) to high levels of benzene include blood disorders like anemia all the way to leukemia. All can sizes and SPF levels of the sprays, which were distributed nationwide, are included in the recall.įun fact from the CDC: Benzene is apparently ubiquitous in the environment, meaning we humans are exposed to it on a daily basis, both indoors via certain glues, paints, furniture wax, and detergents, and outdoors, thanks to things like cigarette smoke, car exhaust, and industrial emissions. The recall applies to Aveeno Protect + Refresh, Neutrogena Beach Defense, Neutrogena Cool Dry Sport, Neutrogena Invisible Daily, and Neutrogena Ultra Sheer. J&J issued a voluntary recall of five Aveeno and Neutrogena aerosol sunscreens yesterday, after internal testing identified low levels of benzene, a human carcinogen, in some of the product samples. Just last month, an independent lab was like, “Hey, we found carcinogens in a bunch of popular sunscreens.” Now, after coming to a similar conclusion, Johnson & Johnson is recommending you throw out several of their popular SPF sprays. Photo-Illustration: by The Cut Photos: Retailers The Aveeno and Neutrogena sunscreens being recalled by Johnson & Johnson due to traces of benzene.
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