Banana Boat is recalling three batches of its “hair and scalp” sunscreen after assessments discovered that the product comprises hint quantities of cancer-causing chemical benzene, the producer stated in an announcement submitted to the Federal Drug Administration.
Publicity to benzene via pores and skin contact, inhalation and by mouth has been linked to most cancers resembling leukemia, Fox Enterprise reported.
The Shelton, Connecticut-based firm claimed within the Friday launch that it “has not acquired any antagonistic occasions associated to this recall” and that “day by day publicity to benzene within the recalled merchandise wouldn’t be anticipated to trigger antagonistic well being penalties.”
The recalled merchandise have expiration dates of December 2022, February 2023 and April 2024, the corporate stated. Banana Boat stated it’s going to additionally supply reimbursement to shoppers who purchased the recalled merchandise.
No different batches made earlier than or after these expiration dates listed had been affected, in line with the FDA launch, and no different Banana Boat sunscreen is topic to the recall.
The FDA recommends that consumers of Banana Boat’s Hair and Scalp sunscreen ought to “cease utilizing the affected product instantly and appropriately discard.”
Shoppers with questions relating to the recall can contact Edgewell Private Care at 1-888-686-3988 or go to www.bananaboat.com for extra data. Banana Boat additionally introduced that they’re providing reimbursement for shoppers who’ve bought a product marked with one of many lot of codes, which is on the underside of the cans.
