J&J Sunscreen Buyers Seek Nod for Deal Offering Refunds, Testing

Purchasers of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. sunscreens that were recalled because of possible benzene contamination seek a Florida federal court’s first nod for a deal that includes full refunds on recalled products, vouchers toward future product purchases, and new testing procedures.

A spate of proposed class actions followed a May report by online pharmacy Valisure, which detected benzene in several brands and batches of sunscreen, including the J&J unit’s Aveeno and Neutrogena brands. The litigation was consolidated in the Southern District of Florida.

In July, JJCI recalled affected sunscreens and announced it would offer full cash refunds. That refund ...