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Banana Boat Recalls Sunscreen

by KREX News Room
by Christina Marrazza

Story Created: Oct 20, 2012 at 10:46 PM MDT

Story Updated: Oct 21, 2012 at 2:42 PM MDT

WASHINGTON- The maker of Banana Boat sunscreen is recalling some half-million bottles of spray-on lotion after reports that a handful of people caught on fire after applying the product and coming in contact with an open flame.

Energizer Holdings Inc., based in St. Louis, says it is pulling 23 varieties of UltraMist sunscreen off store shelves due to the risk of the lotion igniting when exposed to fire.

The recall includes aerosol products like UltraMist Sport, UltraMist Ultra Defense and UltraMist Kids.

A company spokesman said there have been five reports of people suffering burns after using the sunscreen in the last year.

Consumers who purchased the products are being told not to use them.

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