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Herbal Essences and Pantene Aerosol Spray Dry Shampoo and Aerosol… — recall 63746

Health Canada Consumer Product Safety · Canada · 2021-12-20

As described by Health Canada Consumer Product Safety: Herbal Essences and Pantene Aerosol Spray Dry Shampoo and Aerosol Spray Dry Conditioner

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Agency
Health Canada Consumer Product Safety
Recall identifier
63746
Date of alert
2021-12-20
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Risk type
recall
Product category
Beauty and personal care
Product type
Consumer product safety
Reported risk: Benzene is classified as a human carcinogen. Exposure to benzene can occur by inhalation, orally, and through the skin and it can result in cancers including leukemia and blood cancer of the bone marrow and blood disorders which can be life-threatening. Based on exposure modeling and the cancer risk assessments published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (IRIS database), daily exposure to benzene in the recalled products at the levels detected in testing would not be expected to cause adverse health consequences. As of December 16 th , 2021, the company has received no report(s) of incidents or injuries related to the use of these products in Canada.
What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and discard them.Consumers can visit www.pantene.ca or www.herbalessences.ca for more information about the impacted products and to learn how to receive reimbursement for eligible products. If consumers have further questions, they can also seek more information via the Consumer Care team at 1-888-674-3631 from Monday – Friday from 9:00am – 6:00pm EST. Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to using these products. Please note that, in addition to the requirements of the Cosmetic Regulations, the Food and Drugs Act (FDA) prohibits the sale of cosmetics that are either made with hazardous substances, or under unsanitary conditions, to users in Canada.Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consu

Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/herbal-essences-and-pantene-ae

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