纽约(美国有线电视新闻网)宝洁公司召回了 30 多种喷雾护发产品,包括许多干洗洗发水和干性护发素,并警告这些产品可能含有致癌物质苯。
根据周五的召回通知,受影响的商品包括各种潘婷、草本精华、美发食品、老香料和澳大利亚产品,这是宝洁一个月内的第二次召回。公司网站上提供了完整的召回产品清单,包括受召回影响的生产代码。
宝洁在一份声明中表示,受影响的产品可能不会让人们接触到足以导致健康问题的苯含量。然而,该公司指出,它没有“收到任何不良事件报告”,但出于“非常谨慎”的考虑,它正在推进召回。
召回通知称:“接触苯可能通过吸入、口服和皮肤接触,并可能导致癌症,包括白血病和骨髓血癌以及可能危及生命的血液疾病。”零售商已被告知将召回的产品下架。
宝洁 (PG) 希望购买受影响产品的人将它们扔掉,这些产品在美国各地的商店和网上均有销售。该公司提供全额退款,客户可以在美国东部时间周一至周五上午 9 点至下午 6 点填写在线表格或拨打热线电话 1-888-674-36319。
该机构表示,食品和药物管理局已收到此次召回的警报。
宝洁补充说,这些生产线的其他产品均不在“此次召回的范围内,此类其他产品可能会继续按预期使用,包括那些生产代码范围与具体传达的代码范围不同的气溶胶干洗香波喷雾产品。”
去年 11 月,宝洁对十几款 Old Spice 和 Secret 品牌的气雾除臭剂和喷雾剂进行了类似的召回,警告这些产品可能还含有苯。 7 月,强生 (JNJ) 召回了一些喷雾式露得清和 Aveeno 防晒霜,因为它在产品中检测到低水平的致癌物质。
Dozens of Pantene and Herbal Essences shampoos recalled for cancer-causing chemical
New York (CNN Business)Procter & Gamble has recalled more than 30 aerosol spray haircare products, including many dry shampoos and dry conditioners, warning that the products could contain benzene, a cancer-causing agent.
The affected items include assorted Pantene, Herbal Essences, Hair Food, Old Spice and Aussie products, according to Friday's recall notice, which is P&G's second within a month. A full list of recalled products is available on the company's website, including the production code numbers affected by the recall.
P&G said in a statement that the affected products likely will not expose people to levels of benzene high enough to cause health issues. However, the company noted it has not "received any reports of adverse events," but it's moving forward with the recall out of "an abundance of caution."
"Exposure to benzene can occur by inhalation, orally, and through the skin and it can result in cancers, including leukemia and blood cancer of the bone marrow and blood disorders which can be life-threatening," the recall notice said. Retailers have been told to remove the recalled products from shelves.
P&G (PG) wants people who purchased the affected products, which were sold in stores across the United States as well as online, to throw them away. The company is offering full refunds, and customers can fill out an online form or contact a hotline at 1-888-674-36319 Monday through Friday from 9 am to 6 pm ET.
The Food and Drug Administration has been alerted of this recall, the agency said.
P&G added that no other products from those lines are in the "scope of this recall and such other products may continue to be used as intended, including those aerosol dry shampoo spray products with production code ranges different from those specifically communicated."
In November, P&G issued a similar recall for more than a dozen Old Spice and Secret-branded aerosol deodorants and sprays, warning that the products could contain also benzene. In July, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) recalled some spray-on Neutrogena and Aveeno sunscreens after it detected low levels of the carcinogen in the products.