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Some Banana Boat sunscreens recalled

The maker of Banana Boat sunscreen is recalling some of its spray-on products after reports that a handful of people have caught on fire after applying the lotion.

Published: Oct. 20, 2012 at 12:05 a.m. PDT
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The maker of Banana Boat sunscreen is recalling some of its spray-on products after reports that a handful of people have caught on fire after applying the lotion.

Energizer Holdings is pulling nearly two dozen formulations of UltraMist off store shelves due to the risk that the lotion can ignite when exposed to open flame.

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

A company spokesman said there have been five reports of people catching fire after applying the sunscreen in the last year.

Four burn cases were reported in the U.S. and one in Canada. News Tribune news services

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