Sunscreen recall: All the brands affected including Neutrogena and Aveeno

Johnson & Johnson has recalled a number of sunscreen products that have been found to contain cancer-causing chemicals.

The company announced this week that five of its products – Aveeno Protect + Refresh aerosol sunscreen, and Neutrogena sunscreens: Beach Defense aerosol; CoolDry Sport aerosol; Invisible Daily Defense aerosol; and UltraSheer aerosol – were being recalled after some samples were found to contain benzene.

The company claimed that it was voluntarily recalling the products and was acting out of an “abundance of caution”, saying in a statement that the “use of these products would not be expected to cause adverse health consequences”.