Valisure’s Benzene Testing Challenged By PCPC; FDA Focus Should Be Raw Materials, Trade Group Says

On roughly the 1-year anniversary of Valisure’s citizen petition to the FDA regarding benzene detected in body sprays, the Personal Care Products Council weighs in on the matter.

Testing conducted by Valisure LLC that found elevated levels of benzene in body spray products – the basis for its call for US Food and Drug Administration regulatory action – is potentially flawed and misrepresented, according to the Personal Care Products Council.

In comments filed with the agency on 9 November, PCPC raises questions about the New Haven, CT-based laboratory’s methodology, validation and use of good laboratory practices and says if...

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