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Coola sunscreen recall2/28/2023 Valisure has petitioned the FDA to recall the affected batches with concentrations of at least 0.1 bpm and re-examine the use of the chemical in cosmetics, where it serves zero beneficial purposes. “Sprays, gels, and lotions with both chemical and mineral-based formulations contained benzene,” Valisure wrote in their report. Researchers said they found 27 percent of samples tested contained benzene and some batches had up to three times the conditionally restricted concentration limit of 2 parts per million allowed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “Sprays, gels, and lotions with both chemical and mineral-based formulations contained benzene,” the company wrote in its report. For those of us who aren’t math wizards, that means 27 percent of samples contained the carcinogen, and 14 of them contained up to three times more than the FDA’s limit of 2 parts per million (ppm). Valisure, which also has a lab that tests products, explains in its May 24 report that after analyzing 294 batches of sunscreen and after-sun products from 69 brands, benzene was detected in 78 of those batches. “In the recent controversy, it was found to be present in sunscreens, but is likely considered a contaminant from the manufacturing process rather than an ingredient that is intentionally formulated in the sunscreen.” “Benzene is a compound that is a known carcinogen and importantly is not considered a sunscreen ingredient,” dermatologist Marisa Garshick, MD, FAAD, tells GRAZIA. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to recall the affected batches. June 9, 2021: Last week, virtual pharmacy Valisure released a study revealing that several popular sun-care products contain potentially harmful levels of benzene (a known carcinogen) and called on the U.S.
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