Californians Could Win Cancer Warnings on Common Sunscreen Ingredient

Photo illustration: the California flag with an OEHHA listing notice, its title magnified. A large California flag behind California's official cancer listing page, with the line "Benzophenone… Known to the State to Cause Cancer" magnified.

NEWS FROM THE COUNCIL · 15 Oct 2026

EcoZinc shares this story from the Australian Sunscreen Council on California cancer warnings for sunscreen.

“Benzophenone, a chemical California lists as causing cancer, can form inside your sunscreen the longer it sits in the bottle. The Australian Sunscreen Council is pushing for Australia to ban it.”

“A California health group has put sunscreen makers on notice. The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) says some sunscreens expose users to benzophenone. California lists that chemical as a cause of cancer. And the sunscreens carry no warning. …”
— Australian Sunscreen Council

Read the full story at the Australian Sunscreen Council →

Originally published by the Australian Sunscreen Council
Australian Sunscreen Council Editorial Team · 15 October 2026
https://www.australiansunscreencouncil.org/post/benzophenone-sunscreen-tga-decision-prop65