The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·18118·Announced 2018-03-07

First Aid Research Recalls Bacitraycin Plus Ointment for Child-Resistant Packaging Failure

First Aid Research is recalling Maximum Strength Bacitraycin Plus Ointment with Lidocaine because the packaging fails to meet child-resistant closure requirements, posing a poisoning risk to young children.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (poisoning risk to children due to non-child-resistant packaging) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

First Aid Research Corp. is recalling approximately 500,000 tubes of Maximum Strength Bacitraycin Plus Ointment with Lidocaine. The recall is due to the product's failure to meet the child-resistant closure requirements mandated by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The recalled ointment is packaged in a white, one-ounce tube with "Bacitraycin Plus" printed in green on the front. Lidocaine is one of the two active ingredients listed on the back of the tube. The lot numbers included in the recall are 16001 through 16002, 404001 through 404002, 405001 through 405003, 406001 through 406004, 407001 through 407002, 415001 through 415010, 416001 through 416003, and 417001 through 417004.

The hazard associated with this recall is that the packaging is not child-resistant, which poses a risk of poisoning to young children if they put the ointment on their skin or ingest it. No injuries or illnesses have been reported in connection with this recall. The product was manufactured in South Korea and imported by United Exchange Corporation of Cerritos, California.

The recalled ointment was sold at BiLo, Food Lion, Giant Foods, Hannaford, Harris Teeter, Kroger, Price Chopper, Rite Aid, Stop & Shop, Tops, and Walgreens stores nationwide from January 2014 through November 2017 for about $9. Consumers should immediately place the recalled ointment out of the reach of children. To receive a full refund from the place of purchase, consumers should contact United Exchange, the product's importer, toll-free at 888-645-8204 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit www.firstaidresearch.com and click on "Recall" for more information.

The recalled product

Product
Maximum Strength Bacitraycin Plus Ointment with Lidocaine
Manufacturer
United Exchange Corporation, of Cerritos, Calif.
Category
Consumer Product — Topical Ointment
Hazard
Affected units
500,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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