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Some hand sanitizers made during the COVID-19 pandemic found to have high levels of a carcinogen: study – Business Insider
Benzene, known to cause cancer, was found in 17% of hand sanitizers made during the pandemic, according to a new report.
Some hand sanitizers made to help meet demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic had high levels of a cancer-causing agent known as benzene, according to a new study.
Valisure, an independent laboratory based in New Haven, Connecticut, tested 260 hand sanitizers and found 44 were contaminated with benzene, which is deemed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a known human carcinogen. Benzene is associated with blood cancers such as leukemia.
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