Coppertone Sunscreen Settlement Reached for $2.3M To Resolve Class Action Lawsuit Over Benzene Contamination
A class action lawsuit over the presence of benzene has resulted in a $2.3 million Coppertone sunscreen settlement agreement.
A class action lawsuit over the presence of benzene has resulted in a $2.3 million Coppertone sunscreen settlement agreement.
The FDA has added benzene sunscreen warnings to its annual guide to summer sun safety following a number of aerosol product recalls.
Bayer faces a class action lawsuit over sunscreen benzene contamination in Coppertone products made for both children and babies.
Coppertone is recalling 12 lots of aerosol sunscreen products due to high levels of benzene, which can cause adverse health effects, including cancer and anemia.
A group of scientists want the FDA to ban all spray sunscreens with the active ingredient, octocrylene, which they say causes the formation of benzene; a known cancer-causing agent.