Health Canada is warning Canadians that a couple of popular brands of hair products are being recalled due to the presence of the chemical hazard benzene.
A safety notification issued on Tuesday (Oct. 18) states that several batches of Bed Head TIGI, Dove, and Tresemmé Dry Shampoo products are being recalled from the marketplace due to the "detection of benzene."
Between January 2020 and October 2022, the company sold 1,574,426 of the affected in Canada. As of Oct. 7, it hasn't received any report(s) of incidents or injuries.
Canada-wide recall for various dry shampoo products
Consumers should stop using and appropriately discard the recalled aerosol spray products, and contact the company for reimbursement.
Health Canada notes that benzene is a "human carcinogen" and exposure to the chemical can occur by inhalation, orally, and through the skin. Exposure may lead to cancers including leukemia and blood cancer of the bone marrow, as well as life-threatening blood disorders. However, exposure modelling and risk assessments conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) find that daily exposure from the recalled products isn't expected "to cause adverse health consequences."
This recall involves certain lots of Bed Head TIGI, Dove and Tresemmé Dry Shampoo products that are packaged in aerosol cans.
Consumers can visit UnileverRecall.com for more information on the affected products and receive reimbursement. If consumers have further questions, they can also seek more information via the Consumer Care team at 1-(877) 270-7412 from Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (EST).
