All of the products contain benzene, a chemical component of crude oil, gas and cigarette smoke. Prolonged exposure to high levels can cause leukemia and other cancers. The recalls announced this ...

“Even with daily use of these products for decades, the risk of a person developing cancer because of exposure to benzene found in these products is very low,” the agency stated. All of the ...

Some La Roche-Posay, Proactiv and Walgreens Acne Treatments Recalled Due to Benzene Levels WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are asking retailers to pull a small number of acne creams from ...

A freight train carrying the highly toxic chemical benzene has derailed in the Czech Republic, sparking a huge fire. Several tankers and a locomotive were ablaze, with firefighters from several ...

Over 160 firefighters are intervening at a large fire in Hustopeče nad Bečvou, in the Olomouc region, where a freight train carrying benzene, a highly flammable and extremely toxic liquid, derailed ...

High energy density materials (HEDMs) have attracted significant attention owing to their massive usage as explosive, propellants, pyrotechnic agents, gas generators and so on in a wide range of ...