Fox Health: Several kinds of acne products recalled over cancer risk, FDA says

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Several kinds of acne products recalled over cancer risk, FDA says

Several acne products containing benzoyl peroxide have been recalled due to possible benzene contamination, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said this week....                        ...                        ...                            ...Several types of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login used to treat acne have been recalled due to a cancer risk. ......The products, which contain benzoyl peroxide, a common treatment for acne, were tested for elevated levels of benzene, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a notice this week. ......The You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login include:......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The manufacturer of Zapzyt Acne Treatment Gel also agreed to voluntarily recall the product because of an elevated level of benzene found in its own testing, the FDA said. ......The FDA explained that 90% of the 95 products with benzoyl peroxide that were tested had "undetectable or extremely low levels of benzene."......Benzene is a "chemical used in the production of a wide range of industrial products, including chemicals, dyes, detergents, and some plastics," according to the agency.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......It is released into the air through "cigarette smoke, emissions from automobiles, and burning coal and oil."......While it is safe to use benzoyl peroxide in acne products, benzene contamination in small amounts over a long period of time "can decrease the formation of blood cells. Long-term exposure to benzene through inhalation, oral intake, and skin absorption may result in cancers such as leukemia and other blood disorders." ......The FDA said it started independent testing of benzoyl peroxide products after third-party test results "raised concerns about elevated levels of benzene in certain acne products." ......"FDA testing results indicate fewer products with benzene contamination than the third-party findings," the agency added. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login said the companies had voluntarily recalled the products, noting it was at the retail and not the consumer level.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"This means retailers are instructed to remove products from store shelves and online marketplaces but does not specifically instruct consumers to take actions regarding products currently in their possession," the FDA said. "Even with daily use of these products for decades, the risk of a person developing cancer because of exposure to benzene found in these products is very low."...

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