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CVS on Thursday said it’s halting the sale of two of its store-brand aloe vera products one day after Johnson & Johnson announced the recall of five of its spray sunscreens because the company found low levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, in some samples.<\/p>\n
“CVS Pharmacy is cooperating with Johnson & Johnson\u2019s voluntary recall of certain Neutrogena and Aveeno sunscreen products,” Joe Goode, a CVS spokesman, said in an email to the Post. <\/p>\n
“Out of an abundance of caution, we\u2019ve also halted the sale of two products- CVS Health After Sun Aloe Vera and CVS Health After Sun Aloe Vera Spray and are working with our supplier to take appropriate additional steps,” he added. <\/p>\n
The recalled J&J products, as well as the pulled CVS items, were named in a May report by Valisure, an independent testing lab in New Haven, Connecticut, for having detectable levels of benzene in at least some batches.<\/p>\n
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says benzene can cause leukemia or other cancers after long-term exposure to high levels.<\/p>\n
“We remain committed to ensuring the products we offer are safe, work as intended, comply with regulations and satisfy customers,” CVS’ Goode said. <\/p>\n
Along with releasing its report in late May, Valisure filed a petition with the Food and Drug Administration asking for the products to be recalled.<\/p>\n
In announcing its recall on Wednesday, J&J said they notified the FDA of the recall. <\/p>\n
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J&J’s recall covers 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 pharmaceutical giant said benzene is not an ingredient in the products. J&J added that it\u2019s investigating how the chemical might have gotten into some 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
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