Banana Boat sunscreen recalled due to cancer-causing chemical
Banana Boat’s Hair and Scalp sunscreen is being recalled after tests detected trace levels of cancer-causing benzene, Edgewell Personal Care Company said Friday.
“Although benzene is not an ingredient in any Banana Boat products, the review showed that unexpected levels of benzene came from the fuel that sprays the product out of the can,” the release said.
Benzene is classified as carcinogenic. Exposure to benzene can occur by inhalation, orally and through the skin, and it can result in cancer, including leukemia and blood cancer of the bone marrow, and blood disorders that can be life-threatening.
The FDA assured that the levels found in the defective sunscreen “would not be expected to cause adverse health consequences.”[ads1];
Edgewell Personal Care Company is voluntarily recalling three lots of Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 after testing for trace levels of the chemical benzene. The recalled products all have UPC 0-79656-04041-8, but three different lot codes: 20016AF, 20084BF and 21139AF.
The affected sunscreen will expire in December 2022, February 2023 or April 2024.
No other lots of Hair & Scalp before or after the expiration dates listed were affected, according to the FDA release, and no other Banana Boast sunscreen is subject to the recall.
The FDA advises that purchasers of Banana Boat’s Hair and Scalp sunscreen should “discontinue use of the affected product immediately and discard.”
Consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact Edgewell Personal Care at 1-888-686-3988 or visit www.bananaboat.com for more information. Banana Boat also announced that it is offering refunds to consumers who have purchased a product marked with one of the codes, which are on the bottom of the boxes.
