By Brendan Pierson

(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:) and Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ:) have reached a tentative agreement to settle lawsuits over the presence of a cancer-causing substance in several recalled J&J sunscreen products.

The settlement was disclosed by lawyers for both the plaintiffs and the defendants in litigation over Aveeno and Neutrogena-brand aerosol sunscreen products in Fort Lauderdale federal court, Florida on Friday without disclosing its terms.

The settlement would be submitted to the court for approval in November, they said.

J&J said in an emailed statement: “This agreement, which is subject to court approval, is not an admission of liability or wrongdoing … We strongly dispute the merits of these lawsuits and stand behind our position that we marketed our sunscreen products appropriately and responsibly.”

J&J voluntarily recalled four Neutrogena aerosol sunscreen products and one from Aveeno on July 14, after finding small amounts of benzene, a carcinogen. The company said that the detected levels were not high enough to cause a risk to health and recalled all the affected products. They also offered refunds.

Following the recall, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration stated that it would be investigating the possibility of benzene getting into sunscreens.

A federal judicial panel earlier this month consolidated lawsuits filed nationwide against J&J and Costco, which sold the products, in the Florida court. According to the filing, the settlement would settle all claims made in the consolidated litigation.

Court filings show that plaintiffs claimed there could be claims from tens to thousands of consumers.

Costco and the plaintiffs’ attorneys did not respond immediately to our requests for comment.