A new peer-reviewed study in Environmental Health Perspectives titled “Independent Sun Care Product Screening for Benzene Contamination” details Valisure’s market assessment of benzene contamination in commonly available sunscreens and after-sun care products.

Benzene—a Group 1 carcinogen—poses serious health risks even in trace amounts through inhalation, ingestion, dermal absorption, or eye contact. Valisure first alerted the FDA to these findings via a Citizen Petition filed on May 24, 2021, and expanded its analysis through a crowdsourced study, enabling broader product sampling and insights into real-world consumer use.

The study reinforces the urgent need for independent testing and regulatory attention to protect public health from carcinogenic contaminants in consumer products.

Read the complete study here.

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A new peer-reviewed study in Environmental Health Perspectives titled “Independent Sun Care Product Screening for Benzene Contamination” details Valisure’s market assessment of benzene contamination in commonly available sunscreens and after-sun care products.

Benzene—a Group 1 carcinogen—poses serious health risks even in trace amounts through inhalation, ingestion, dermal absorption, or eye contact. Valisure first alerted the FDA to these findings via a Citizen Petition filed on May 24, 2021, and expanded its analysis through a crowdsourced study, enabling broader product sampling and insights into real-world consumer use.

The study reinforces the urgent need for independent testing and regulatory attention to protect public health from carcinogenic contaminants in consumer products.

Read the complete study here.

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