{"id":16876,"date":"2021-07-20T13:10:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T23:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/?p=16876"},"modified":"2021-07-20T13:13:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T23:13:40","slug":"johnson-johnson-recalls-spray-sunscreens-after-carcinogen-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/johnson-johnson-recalls-spray-sunscreens-after-carcinogen-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson &#038; Johnson Recalls Spray Sunscreens After Carcinogen Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16876\" class=\"elementor elementor-16876\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ed28d02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ed28d02\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ed46447\" data-id=\"4ed46447\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c50bd5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c50bd5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16877 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/jnj-sunscreen-recall.jpg?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/jnj-sunscreen-recall.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/jnj-sunscreen-recall.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/jnj-sunscreen-recall.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/jnj-sunscreen-recall.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/jnj-sunscreen-recall.jpg?resize=1170%2C663&amp;ssl=1 1170w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/jnj-sunscreen-recall.jpg?resize=585%2C329&amp;ssl=1 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Hawai\u2018i State Department of Health (DOH) is alerting residents and visitors that Johnson &amp; Johnson Consumer Inc. (JJCI) is voluntarily recalling all lots of five NEUTROGENA\u00ae and AVEENO\u00ae aerosol sunscreen product lines. Company testing identified low levels of benzene in some samples of the products. <strong>Consumers should stop using the affected products and discard or return them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>The recalled products are spray-on sunscreens, specifically:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NEUTROGENA\u00ae Beach Defense\u00ae aerosol sunscreen,<\/li>\n<li>NEUTROGENA\u00ae Cool Dry Sport aerosol sunscreen,<\/li>\n<li>NEUTROGENA\u00ae Invisible Daily\u2122 defense aerosol sunscreen,<\/li>\n<li>NEUTROGENA\u00ae Ultra Sheer\u00ae aerosol sunscreen, and<\/li>\n<li>AVEENO\u00ae Protect + Refresh aerosol sunscreen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Product images and lot information is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neutrogena.com\">www.neutrogena.com<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aveeno.com\">www.aveeno.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>The recalled sunscreens are packaged in aerosol cans and were distributed nationwide, including Hawai\u2018i, through a variety of retailers. Three of the affected sunscreens contain oxybenzone and\/or octinoxate, ingredients banned from sale or distribution in Hawai\u2018i under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitol.hawaii.gov\/hrscurrent\/Vol06_Ch0321-0344\/HRS0342D\/HRS_0342D-0021.htm\">Section 11-342D-21, Hawaii Revised Statutes<\/a>, that went into effect in January 2021.<\/p>\n\n<p>Benzene, the chemical found in the affected sunscreens, is common in the environment including in motor vehicle exhaust and cigarette smoke, and is known to cause cancer in humans. Benzene is not an ingredient in sunscreen products and the levels of benzene found in the recalled products was low. Based on current information, daily exposure to benzene in these sunscreen products would not be expected to cause adverse health consequences. However, these products are being recalled to prevent further exposure. JJCI is investigating the possible cause of contamination that led to the presence of benzene in their products.<\/p>\n\n<p>Sunscreen use is critical to public health and the prevention of skin cancer. People should continue to take appropriate sun protection measures including using reef safe sunscreens, covering skin with clothing and hats, and avoiding the sun during peak hours.<\/p>\n\n<p>Consumers may contact the JJCI Consumer Care Center 24\/7 with questions or to request a refund by calling 1-800-458-1673. Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have any questions, concerns or have experienced any problems related to using these aerosol sunscreen products. JJCI is also notifying its distributors and retailers by letter and is arranging for returns of all recalled products.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6216ac0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6216ac0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2589c9\" data-id=\"c2589c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e95f05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-adrotate_widgets\" data-id=\"5e95f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-adrotate_widgets.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Error, Advert is not available at this time due to schedule\/geolocation restrictions! -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hawai\u2018i State Department of Health (DOH) is alerting residents and visitors that Johnson&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[633],"tags":[830],"class_list":["post-16876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hawaii-statewide-news","tag-recall"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/jnj-sunscreen-recall.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16876"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16882,"href":"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16876\/revisions\/16882"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bigislandthieves.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}