Concerns about benzene in personal care products are back, this time in acne medications based on benzoyl peroxide. Benzene is known to cause cancer in humans. The independent analytical lab Valisure ...

The photo of the crash test dummy moose in Newscripts (C&EN, Sept. 19, 2022, page 32) brought back the memory of motoring with my wife on the Trans-Canada Highway north of Lake Superior in about 1980.

More than a half dozen acne products that may be contaminated with benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, are being recalled , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said this week. "FDA is alerting the ...

Several popular face care products have been recalled over elevated levels of benzene, a possibly carcinogenic chemical. The Food and Drug Administration recall alert was issued earlier this week, ...

Benzene is one of the most commonly used chemicals in the United States. It’s a natural component of crude oil and is also used in manufacturing plastics, rubbers, pesticides, and other chemicals. You ...

Last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a nationwide dry shampoo recall due to “elevated levels of benzene” in dozens of aerosol products. Recalled items included Dove, Nexxus, ...

The substantial use of Benzene in the creation of different polymers, resins, and man-made fibers makes the chemical an unavoidable material across different industries. Being able to identify the ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Last year, an independent lab found elevated levels of benzene, a chemical linked to cancer, in popular dry shampoos. It happened just weeks after ...

The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) proposes to reduce the eight-hour time-weighted average exposure threshold limit value (TLV) for benzene to 0.02 ppm and reduce ...