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Some hand sanitizers made during the COVID-19 pandemic found to have high levels of a carcinogen: study – Business Insider Australia
Benzene, known to cause cancer, was found in 17% of hand sanitizers made during the pandemic, according to a new report.
- An independent lab tested 260 batches of hand sanitizers and detected benzene in 44 of them.
- Some of the hand sanitizers were found to have as much as 8 times the approved limit of benzene.
- The online pharmacy is calling on the FDA to recall all contaminated products.
- See more stories on Insider’s business page.
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…
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