Some La Roche-Posay, Proactiv and Walgreens acne treatments recalled due to benzene levels
U.S. health officials are asking retailers to pull a small number of acne creams from their store shelves after government testing found they contain slightly elevated levels of a chemical associated with cancer.
The FDA tested 95 products containing benzoyl peroxide, an ingredient widely used to treat acne that can form benzene as a byproduct. It found that six products could have more benzene than usual.
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FDA recalls hugely popular beauty products linked to CANCERBenzene is a 'Class 1 solvent,' a carcinogen with 'unknown ... Proactiv+ Emergency Blemish Relief Cream Benzoyl Peroxide 5% ...
Even with daily use of these products for decades, the risk of a person developing cancer because of exposure to benzene ...
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