Carcinogenic chemical benzene found in hundreds of US personal care products

usednet · on March 18, 2022

> benzene has a latency period of 10 to 15 years

This is horrifying. I have used these aerosol sunscreen products as has my whole family. If this is true, won’t there be at least tens of thousands of additional cancer cases expected in the next 2 decades?

yrro · on March 18, 2022

> The US banned benzene’s use as an ingredient nearly 45 years ago

but

> the agency lacks the authority to order recalls and may be limited in it[s] pre-market authority to require testing,

Toothless:

> The FDA’s system “really lacks independent review” because it relies on companies to self report

It's not surprise its regulations are routinely ignored:

> the FDA’s limit is two parts per million, but some products that provided no therapeutic advantage were found with levels as high as 21 ppm

hulitu · on March 18, 2022

Sodium benzoate is a popular preservative, which, as far as i know, can decompose to form benzene in some circumstances. Maybe the journalist shall do some research.