Procter & Gamble Recalls 30 Aerosol Spray Products

Dec. 20, 2021

The Procter & Gamble Company has recalled much than 30 aerosol spray products due to the fact that of worries astir levels of benzene, which is known to origin cancer.

Some of the products person the marque names Pantene, Aussie, Herbal Essences, Waterless, and Old Spice, and Hair Food, P&G said successful an announcement posted connected the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s website.

A afloat database of recalled products tin beryllium recovered connected the FDA’s and the company’s website. People who bought the products should propulsion them away. Consumers tin get refunds by filling retired a signifier connected the institution website oregon by calling a hotline astatine 1-888-674-36319.

“Based connected vulnerability modeling and the crab hazard assessments published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (IRIS database), regular vulnerability to benzene successful the recalled products astatine the levels detected successful our investigating would not beryllium expected to origin adverse wellness consequences,” the announcement said.

“To date, The Procter & Gamble Company has not received immoderate reports of adverse events related to this callback and is conducting this callback retired of an abundance of caution.”

This is the company’s second recall successful little than a month. On Nov. 23, it announced it was recalling 18 Old Spice and Secret aerosol spray antiperspirants and Old Spice Below Deck aerosol spray products due to the fact that of concerns astir benzene.

People tin beryllium exposed to benzene by inhalation, orally, and done the skin, the announcement said. Benzene tin origin cancers specified arsenic leukemia and humor crab of the bony marrow, arsenic good arsenic humor disorders