The petition lists sunscreen samples that contained benzene. The results of the Valisure testing in earlier this year prompted a petition urging the FDA to take stronger regulatory action to protect consumers from this known carcinogen. “The FDA should set and enforce standards for chemical contaminants in everyday products like sunscreen so that consumers don’t need to rely on independent testing from labs like Valisure,” says David Andres, Ph.D., senior scientist at Environmental Working Group (EWG). ( These 222 products did not contain benzene, according to Valisure records, although some could contain other harmful ingredients like oxybenzone, fragrances and more.) Aveeno Protect + Refresh aerosol sunscreenĪccording to Johnson & Johnson, benzene is never used in any of its sunscreen products, and the company is actively investigating the cause of the contamination issue.Įven before this voluntary, in-house batch testing, the sunscreen industry was feeling the heat. In May, Valisure, an independent laboratory, tested 300 popular sunscreen and after-sun products and found that 27% contained concerning levels of benzene.Neutrogena Ultra Sheer aerosol sunscreen.Neutrogena Invisible Daily defense aerosol sunscreen.Neutrogena Cool Dry Sport aerosol sunscreen.Neutrogena Beach Defense aerosol sunscreen.All SPFs and sizes of the following lines are impacted across the United States.Ĭonsumers are urged to stop using these sunscreens immediately: Johnson & Johnson’s July 2021 spray sunscreen recall includes 14 products in the following five sunscreen lines. The recall only involves aerosol products, a type of sunscreen that and many public health advocates have been urging people to avoid for years for a host of different reasons. Johnson & Johnson issued a voluntary sunscreen recall after benzene, a known carcinogen, was detected in 14 different spray sunscreen products.
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