The Environmental Health Perspectives, a high-impact peer-reviewed journal, published a paper titled "Benzoyl Peroxide Drug Products Form Benzene," which summarizes data from Valisure's announcement about the detection of benzene in benzoyl peroxide products. The paper, with members of Valisure credited as authors, examines the screening for benzene presence through GC-MS analysis conducted on a representative selection of BPO acne treatment products. To account for product formulation effects, carbon-13 benzene, with similar characteristics to benzene in recovery tests but distinguishable by mass, was used. The analysis revealed that all BPO products could generate benzene, while no evidence of benzene formation was found in acne treatment products lacking BPO. Incubation testing of products was halted due to package ruptures occurring within the first week of incubation.

Read the full paper via Environmental Health Perspectives.

The Environmental Health Perspectives, a high-impact peer-reviewed journal, published a paper titled "Benzoyl Peroxide Drug Products Form Benzene," which summarizes data from Valisure's announcement about the detection of benzene in benzoyl peroxide products. The paper, with members of Valisure credited as authors, examines the screening for benzene presence through GC-MS analysis conducted on a representative selection of BPO acne treatment products. To account for product formulation effects, carbon-13 benzene, with similar characteristics to benzene in recovery tests but distinguishable by mass, was used. The analysis revealed that all BPO products could generate benzene, while no evidence of benzene formation was found in acne treatment products lacking BPO. Incubation testing of products was halted due to package ruptures occurring within the first week of incubation.

Read the full paper via Environmental Health Perspectives.