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FDA recalls acne treatments from La-Roche Posay, Proactiv, and Walgreens over Benzene, a known carcinogen. Here’s a list of affected products and what to do.
Several acne products containing benzoyl peroxide have been recalled due to possible benzene contamination, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said this week.
Elevated levels of benzene were detected in seven acne products distributed to national retailers. Here's what the recall means.
The FDA has recalled several acne treatments from brands including La Roche-Posay and Walgreens due to benzene contamination.
Several popular face care products have been recalled over elevated levels of benzene, a possibly carcinogenic chemical.
Benzene wasn't intentionally added to these products—it appeared as a byproduct during production or degradation. "While benzene is not intentionally being added to skin-care products, it can ...
Results showed only 6 products had elevated levels of benzene and more than 90% of tested products had undetectable or extremely low levels of benzene. Certain over-the-counter (OTC) acne products ...
Benzene seems to have cropped up everywhere in recent years. First, it was hand sanitizers with “unacceptable levels” of the carcinogen. Then there were recalls of antifungal foot sprays and ...
Ineos Styrolution says removal of benzene from its Sarnia chemical plant that commenced this week should be completed before Oct. 16.
Judge Carmella Jacquinto of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas' Sept. 13 rulings rejected a multipronged effort from Exxon Mobil to challenge the verdict handed up in May in Gill v. Exxon Mobil.