The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·19120·Announced 2019-05-15

Hush Recalls Anesthetic Gels and Sprays for Child-Resistant Packaging Failure

Hush is recalling anesthetic gels, sprays, and foam soaps because the packaging does not meet child-resistant closure requirements, posing a risk of poisoning 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 (lidocaine poisoning) where injury has not yet been reported, which corresponds to a High severity score of 3 per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Hush is recalling approximately 275,000 units of Hush gels, sprays, and foam soaps containing 4% lidocaine. The recall is due to the packaging's failure to meet the child-resistant closure requirements of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The products were sold in 2 and 4-ounce sizes for gels and sprays, and 1.7-ounce sizes for foam soaps. The bottles are white or black with green lettering and the Hush logo. All lot numbers are included in the recall.

The hazard is that the products contain lidocaine, which poses a risk of poisoning to young children if they put the product on their skin or ingest it. No injuries have been reported. The products were sold online at hushanesthetic.com, amazon.com, kingpintattoosupply.com, unitedtattoosupply.com, and at tattoo studios nationwide from January 2009 through November 2018 for between $15 and $46.

Consumers should immediately place the recalled products out of the reach of children. They can contact Hush for a full refund, a free replacement cream, or a free replacement child-resistant cap by calling 888-723-3730 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, emailing [email protected], or visiting hushanesthetic.com and clicking on “Recall.”

The recalled product

Product
Hush gels, sprays and Hush foam soaps
Manufacturer
A.I.G. Technologies, Inc. of Deerfield Beach, Fla..
Category
Consumer Product — Personal Care
Hazard
Affected units
275,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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