P&G recalls shampoos in US after cancer-causing chemical found
Procter & Gamble (P&G) is recalling aerosol dry shampoo and conditioner spray products from half a dozen brands sold in the US after finding benzene in some of them, CBS News reported.
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New Delhi: Procter & Gamble (P&G) is recalling aerosol dry shampoo and conditioner spray products from half a dozen brands sold in the US after finding benzene in some of them, CBS News reported.
The recall involves products produced in the US from the P&G brands Aussie, Herbal Essences, Pantene and Waterless, the Cincinnati-based consumer goods conglomerate said Friday in a notice posted by the US Food and Drug Administration. Previously discontinued aerosol dry shampoo products from its Hair Food and Old Spice brands are also included in the recall, the report said.
Exposure to benzene - classified as a human carcinogen - can result in cancers including leukemia and blood cancer of the bone marrow, as well as life-threatening blood disorders. "Daily exposure to benzene in the recalled products at the levels detected in our testing would not be expected to cause adverse health consequences," P&G stated.
