Procter & Gamble (P&G) has reached a tentative settlement to end multiple class action lawsuits alleging it sold aerosol deodorants under several brands that contained a cancer-causing chemical.

On May 3, P&G and multiple plaintiffs who had filed claims against the manufacturer filed a joint notice in an Ohio federal court announcing they’d reached a settlement agreement.

The notice did not include any further details of the proposed settlement, including the value or the classes that the settlement will benefit.

“Counsel for the parties are working on executing a comprehensive settlement agreement,” the notice states. “They anticipate that the settlement and a motion for preliminary approval of the settlement will be filed on or before June 2, 2022.”

In early November, the independent testing pharmacy Valisure released a report that found high levels of benzene in Old Spice, Secret, Suave and Tag deodorants and body sprays, resulting in a citizen’s petition that called for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to recall the affected products.

Later that month, P&G announced an Old Spice and Secret recall, pulling nearly 20 different aerosol spray products from the market.

In February, P&G also recalled 32 brands of dry shampoo and conditioner sold under brands including Herbal Essences, Aussie, Pantene, Waterl<ss, Hair Food and Old Spice. 

P&G initiated the recalls after reviewing its portfolio of aerosol products and following the reports of widespread benzene contamination. 

The company found that, while none of its products listed benzene as an ingredient, there was an unexpected level of benzene found in its propellant. 

Companies have been recalling a number of aerosol and cosmetic products recently due to the presence of the chemical benzene, a known human carcinogen. 

Benzene contamination can occur during the manufacturing process, meaning the chemical is not listed as part of the official ingredients, leaving consumers in the dark. 

Exposure to benzene has been linked to a number of adverse health effects, including blood disorders and cancers such as leukemia. 

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The P&G Benzene Aerosol Multidistrict Litigation is In Re: Procter & Gamble Aerosol Products Marketing And Sales Practices Litigation, MDL No. 3025, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

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I have used secret spray and I was diagnosed with leukemia on 08/30/21. Please contact me.

Quit asking them to add you and just fill out the form! I will never understand how this happens on every single one of these comment sections.

They don’t add you.

Omg, I say the same thing!

Add me. I have used Secret spray for years

Please add me as I use several of these products. Most prominently Secret and Old Spice, and Suave.

Please add me as I have used some of these products for many years.

Please add me I just had a bad reaction to secret deodorant

Me please. Ive used secret spray deodorant and different dry shampoos for years.

Add me. I’ve used Secret, Suave, Aussie as well

Please add me, Because me and my children has been using this product since many years until now.

Myself,Mom,and fiance have been using these products for many many years please add us to the class action lawsuit

Please add me as I have been using Herbal Essences and Pantene for many years

We use many of them for many years.

I wondered why everyone was responding “add me” which has been in every comment section since I joined over 2 years ago¡ Thank you, Andy. I was starting to believe that must be how it works and that I have been wasting time and energy filling out the forms after reading them to check that I had actually purchased and used the specific items You have cleared that up for me! And hopefully some of the people who wonder why they never get the settlement payments 🤔🙃

Add me please . Have been using these products for years

We use many shampoos aussie herbal essence and Pantene . SUAVE aerosol and secrets also

Add me my family uses many of these products for years

my wife and I both use Pantene shampoo please add

My wife has been using Pantene for years and I have been using Old Spice did not know of this please include us in the class action

Add me I have been using Pantene for a long long time!

Yes I will. I have bought and either myself or my family has used each of these products. This is scary.

Yes I plan on getting my share in money

Please add me. I use the products.

Pantene, Aussie, and Old Spice has been our go to for years! Please add me

I used Secret spray please add me

Add me. I use secret

I use suave and secret.

Please add me. Herbal Essence is the only brand I buy. Thank you.

Add me please we used multiple products

Add me I used secret spray for years

Yes please add me we use all these

Please add me. I use Secret deodorant spray.

please add me our family buy multiple products

Yes please add me to the list.

Add me. We use multiple products.

Please add me used old spice

Yes Add me Please. I always buy the old spice aerosol. I I just bought a can from the Dollar General a week and a half ago. Also the secret aerosol signed me up please

Add me. I use all these products

Please add me to the class action lawsuit against Proctor & Gamble. I have used nothing but aerosol deodorants my entire life. Namely, Secret and Sure. I was unaware of the recall and class action lawsuit until last month when I could not find Secret or Sure st my local Walmart.

Add me I also use the products including my family

Add me. Used the deodorant and the dry shampoo products

Add me, used products for years

Please sign me up. My whole family uses these products. Tabatha Anderson

PLEASE ADD ME!!! They may have recalled these products, but they still remain on the shelves of stores like Rose’s, Ollie’s, and other cheaper retailers.

Add me got shampoo and deodorant

Buying the different shampoos and soaps you just get the coupons and apologizes. Stores didn’t accept product back was pointless and waste.

I’ve Had Enough Of This Horrible Proctor And Gamble I Had Problems With The Shampoo And Conditioner And What Do They Do Turn Right Around And Mail Me Coupons For The Product,s Instead Of Giving Me Back My Money I Have Spent Thousands Of Dollars On And Now The Deodorant Is Recalled That I Use Same Issues Cancer So I’m Sure They Will Just Mail Coupon,s

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