{"id":300597,"date":"2021-07-15T21:51:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T18:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jj-sued-after-recalling-sunscreens-due-to-cancer-causing-chemical\/"},"modified":"2021-07-15T21:51:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T18:51:57","slug":"jj-sued-after-recalling-sunscreens-due-to-cancer-causing-chemical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jj-sued-after-recalling-sunscreens-due-to-cancer-causing-chemical\/","title":{"rendered":"#J&J sued after recalling sunscreens due to cancer-causing chemical"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#J&J sued after recalling sunscreens due to cancer-causing chemical<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Johnson & Johnson has been slapp<\/a>ed with a class-action lawsuit after the pharmaceutical giant announced Wednesday that it was recalling five of its spray sunscreens due to the presence of a cancer-causing chemical in some samples.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit, filed by Johanna Dominguez and Sharron Meijer in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, seeks\u00a0an injunction and\u00a0damages on behalf of\u00a0consumers\u00a0who purchased the affected products. <\/p>\n

The affected products include the Aveeno Protect + Refresh aerosol sunscreen and four Neutrogena sunscreens: Beach Defense aerosol sunscreen, CoolDry Sport aerosol sunscreen, Invisible Daily Defense aerosol sunscreen and UltraSheer aerosol sunscreen.<\/p>\n

The recalled products were named in a\u00a0May report<\/a>\u00a0by Valisure, an independent testing lab in New Haven, Connecticut,\u00a0for having high levels of benzene in at least some batches.<\/p>\n

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Products recalled include Aveeno Protect + Refresh aerosol sunscreen and four Neutrogena sunscreens.<\/figcaption>
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says benzene can cause leukemia or other cancers after long-term exposure to high levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt should not have taken the publication of a third\u00a0party\u2019s tests to bring this critically important information to the public, and J&J\u2019s response so far is not enough,\u201d said product-safety trial lawyer Andy Birchfield of the\u00a0Beasley Allen law firm, which is representing the plaintiffs in the suit. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe will find out how long J&J knew about these concerns and why it took so long to take action,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the company reiterated that the recall is voluntary.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the industry was alerted to this matter, we immedia<\/a>tely began a comprehensive end-to-end investigation of our manufacturing process and raw materials, including internal testing and a thorough data review. We also conducted a robust health and safety assessment. The results informed our decision, which we proactively brought to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the use of these products would not be expected to cause adverse health consequences, we are asking consumers to stop using them. We believe this is the right decision to ensure consumers are confident in using sunscreen products.\u201d<\/p>\n

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J&J has been slapped with a lawsuit after the pharmaceutical giant announced Wednesday that it was recalling five of its spray sunscreens.<\/figcaption>
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J&J said in its announcement of the recall that benzene is not an ingredient of its products. <\/p>\n

\u201cDaily exposure to benzene in these aerosol sunscreen products at the levels detected in our testing would not be expected to cause adverse health consequences,\u201d Johnson & Johnson said in a statement Wednesday. \u201cOut of an abundance of caution, we are recalling all lots of these specific aerosol sunscreen products.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company added that it\u2019s investigating how the chemical might have gotten into some of its products.<\/p>\n

Valisure, the lab that identified the benzene in some of J&J\u2019s products, also found elevated levels of the cancerous chemical in various other popular sun-care products, including a couple of CVS store-brand products that were pulled from shelves Thursday. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen these kinds of safety failures occur, the American public deserves a swift and transparent accounting of what happened and what is being done to ensure it doesn\u2019t happen again,\u201d\u202fBeasley Allen attorney\u00a0David Byrne said in a statement. \u201cJ&J\u2019s response falls far short of that.\u201d\u202f\u00a0\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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