ALERT: Cancer-Causing Chemical Reportedly Found In Generic Form Of Cold And Allergy Medicine – Sold At CVS, Target, Walmart & Walgreens

By Danielle 

 

A report claims that a generic version of the common cold and allergy medicine Mucinex contains a cancer-causing chemical.

Retail shops such as CVS, Target, Walmart, and Walgreens sell the generic version as an in-store brand.

“Benzene, a colorless, flammable liquid that has been used to make plastics, synthetic fibers, household cleaners, gasoline and rubber, has been linked to diseases such as leukemia and lymphoma,” the New York Post noted.

Generic version of Mucinex sold by CVS, Walmart, Walgreens and Target contains cancer-causing chemical: report https://t.co/AuJdiNzjtm pic.twitter.com/wNbU6IAVB3

— New York Post (@nypost) August 12, 2024

From the New York Post:

The brand-name version of Mucinex, which is sold by British pharmaceutical giant Reckitt Benckiser Group, uses a white powder called carbomer, which creates the extended-release effect that helps ease symptoms over a 12-hour period, as an inactive ingredient that does not contain benzene.

But an analysis by Bloomberg News found that the carbomer used to make the generic versions sold by the large retail pharmacies in the US does indeed contain benzene.

All of the four major chains source the medicine from Amneal Pharmaceuticals, a New Jersey-based company, according to Bloomberg News…

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