The US Food and Drug Administration has announced the withdrawal of many skin care products from retail stores because they contain gasoline, a chemical known to cause serious health problems, including cancer.
This clouds mainly include acne treatment products that are sold without a prescription, which contains Benzwell Peroxide.
Retail and electronic stores were asked to remove these products from the shelves, and no instructions were directed to consumers to take any action on the products they have until the time of the publication of the news on March 13, according to the American Journal of Newsweek.
The administration included a list of names, operational numbers and expiration date for the products that were withdrawn, and the companies listed in the announcement agreed to withdraw products from the markets.
Gasoline
Gasoline is a well -known carcinogen, and has been associated with different types of cancer, and exposure to gasoline can occur through inhalation, absorption of the skin, or swallowing it.
But according to the US Food and Drug Administration, “even with the daily use of these products for decades, the risk of a person has cancer due to exposure to gasoline in it is very low.”
Pulling products due to their pollution with gasoline is not a new matter
The administration’s withdrawal includes many acne treatment products that contain benzwell peroxide, which are sold in senior retailers and distributors over the Internet.
The manufacturers of these gasoline products do not deliberately add to it, as it is not the intended effective component, but it may be formed as a secondary product for the manufacturing process.
The withdrawal of products due to their pollution with gasoline is not a new matter. The administration has already withdrew the handicrafts and sprays such as anti -sweating and sunscreen for the same reason, and Newsweek has previously published a report on the withdrawal of products to L’Oréal.
Why were the products withdrawn?
The US Food and Drug Administration began an investigation into the products of the benzwell Peroxide, after an external party – which did not name it – provided tests to the administration that raised concerns about the high levels of gasoline.
The administration tested 95 products to treat acne containing benzoyl peroxide, and it was found that only 6 products contain high levels of gasoline.