Health Care & Hospital Law,
Civil Litigation
Jul. 16, 2021
J&J was sued the day it recalled aerosol sunscreens
In its recall announcement on Wednesday, Johnson & Johnson said internal testing found low levels of the carcinogen benzene in some samples of its products. The lawsuit alleges the company deceptively advertised the sunscreens as safe.
Shortly after Johnson & Johnson voluntarily recalled five of its aerosol sunscreens this week, a proposed class of consumers filed a federal lawsuit in Northern California against the company, claiming the products contained dangerous levels of benzene, a human carcinogen.
In its recall announcement on Wednesday, Johnson & Johnson said internal testing found low levels of the carcinogen benzene in some samples of its product...
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