The Food and Drug Administration classifies benzene as a carcinogen.
Exposure can occur by inhalation, orally, and through the skin – and it can result in cancers such as leukemia and blood cancer of the bone marrow, as well as blood disorders that can be life-threatening.
While benzene is not an ingredient in any Banana Boat product, the review showed that unexpected levels of it came from the propellant used to spray the sunscreen out of the can.People should take the benzene-related recalls seriously, as they involve a far more dangerous contaminant than most, according to David Light, CEO of Valisure, an independent lab in New Haven, Connecticut, that alerted the Food and Drug Administration to its findings of benzene in sunscreen sprays last year.
Aerosol-type products are more at risk of containing benzene than the general sphere of consumer products, as are petroleum-derived products such as gels, lotions, creams, and sunscreens.
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