A medical care company decided to recall more than a million bottles of popular shampoos in the local markets, following the tests conducted on it proved that it contained benzene, a chemical that causes cancer and is dangerous to users.
Unilever recalls Tresemme and Dove shampoos
And Unilever, the giant in body care products, continued that it decided to withdraw all samples of Tresemme and Dove shampoos, following the Canadian Ministry of Health issued a recall of all products that the company offered in the Canadian and American markets.
Millions of packages withdrawn following warnings from the Food and Drug Authority
And Unilever stated that the move to withdraw millions of packages following the US Food and Drug Administration issued a severe warning that it contained substances that cause cancer, as there were no reports of harmful effects in the United States, but the chemical was found in products that were marketed in Canada, following it was sold. More than a million packages of these products.
Exposure to this substance causes cancer
The Food and Drug Authority stressed that continuous exposure to this substance might cause cancer in the long term, especially leukemia in the bone marrow and blood disorders that might be life-threatening, as the pregnant woman should limit her exposure to benzene, which disrupts the growth of the fetus during pregnancy.
Exposure to benzene causes liver cancer
In the same context, the head of the liver tumor unit at the National Liver Institute explained that exposure to inhaling benzene for a long time results in cancer, especially since petroleum derivatives produce hydrocarbon derivatives, which are known as cyclic substances, and that frequent exposure to it in the long term works to mutate cells and cause some cancer diseases, the most important of which is Liver Cancer.
