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Banana Boat’s hair and scalp sunscreen is being recalled after tests found trace levels of the carcinogen benzene, Edgewell Personal Care Company said Friday.
“Although benzene is not an ingredient in any Banana Boat products, the review showed that the unexpected levels of benzene came from the propellant that sprays the product out of the can,” the statement said.
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Edgewell Personal Care Company issued a nationwide voluntary recall of three lots of Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30. (Edgewell Personal Care/FDA/Fox News)
Benzene is classified as a carcinogen. Exposure to benzene can occur by inhalation, orally, and through the skin, and can cause cancers such as leukemia and blood cancer of the bone marrow and blood disorders that can endanger the life
The FDA said the levels found in the defective sunscreen “would not be expected to cause adverse health consequences.”
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Edgewell Personal Care Company is voluntarily recalling three batches of Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 after finding traces of the chemical benzene. All of the recalled products have UPC 0-79656-04041-8, but three different lot codes: 20016AF, 20084BF and 21139AF. Y
The affected sunscreen will have an expiry date of December 2022, February 2023 or April 2024.
According to the FDA statement, no other batches of Hair & Scalp before or after the expiration dates listed, and no other Banana Boast sunscreens are subject to the recall.
Sunscreen shelves for sale at Publix in Naples, Florida. | Getty Images
The FDA recommends that purchasers of Banana Boat’s Hair and Scalp sunscreen “stop using the affected product immediately and dispose of it properly.”
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Consumers with questions about 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 a refund for consumers who purchased a product marked with one of the batch codes, which are found on the bottom of the cans.