CeraVe, Panoxyl Parent Companies Sued Over Benzene in Products

L’Oreal USA Inc. and Crown Laboratories Inc., the parent companies of skincare brands CeraVe and PanOxyl, were hit with nearly identical consumer lawsuits alleging they failed to disclose or adequately warn customers of benzene in certain acne products.

The complaints allege the benzoyl peroxide products are considered adulterated under state laws because they contain dangerously high levels of benzene possibly as a result of product degradation.

The complaint against L’Oreal was filed March 22 in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, while the one against Crown Laboratories was filed in the Western District of Missouri ...