benzene

This is the company’s third product recalled for benzene in the past three months.

A pharmaceutical company confirmed it is recalling a benzocaine topical spray.

Ming Kunpeng went to work for ASM Pacific Technology — a chip supplier for Apple — when he was 19 years old. Required to handle the known carcinogen benzene on a daily basis without adequate training or protective gear, the young worker fell ill at the age of 22.

Benzene, a petrochemical which causes cancer, was found far in excess of safe levels in the Chinese city of Lanzhou, causing panic.