P&G recalls spray-on antiperspirants after detecting benzene

Procter & Gamble announced Tuesday that it had issued a voluntary callback for a fistful of Old Spice and Secret spray-on antiperspirants owed to the beingness of a cancer-causing chemical.

The antiperspirant was sold successful stores nationwide and online.

The Food and Drug Administration says that P&G issued the callback aft detecting benzene successful the spray-on products. The FDA says it has linked benzene to cancers similar "leukemia and humor crab of the bony marrow" and different humor disorders.

While P&G says customers should not usage the affected products, they noted that regular vulnerability to the level of benzene detected successful the antiperspirants is not expected to origin adverse wellness consequences. The institution clarified that it issued the callback retired of "an abundance of caution" and has not received immoderate reports of adverse events related to the product.

P&G has directed stores to region the affected products from shelves, and anyone who has purchased the deodorants included successful the recalls should propulsion the products away.

The institution besides says it volition "offer reimbursement for consumers who person purchased products impacted" by the recall. To larn however to get reimbursement, sojourn Old Spice's oregon Secret's website, oregon telephone P&G's Consumer Care squad astatine 888-339-7689 connected weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.

See a afloat database of affected products below. The callback includes each of the deodorants beneath that person an expiry day betwixt present and September 2023.