Numbing cream recalled because lidocaine packaging is not child resistant
About 28,000 RELIEVE numbing cream containers are recalled because the lidocaine product is not in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. No incidents reported.
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: Rubric level 3 covers risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported; the notice describes a poisoning risk to children with no incidents reported.
Plain-English summary
This recall involves RELIEVE numbing cream, sold in a short wide-mouthed white container with a front label in black lettering reading RELIEVE in large type, plus the company logo and the words Mad Rabbit, Numbing Cream and Menthol in smaller type. About 28,000 were sold at trade shows, tattoo shops and other retailers nationwide and online at MadRabbit.com from October 2024 through August 2025 for about $26.
The numbing cream contains lidocaine, which must be in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The packaging is not child-resistant, posing a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children. No incidents have been reported.
Owners should immediately secure the cream out of the sight and reach of children and contact Mad Rabbit by email or online for a free child-resistant lid. Once the product is secured, it can be used as directed.
The recalled product
- Product
- RELIEVE Numbing Cream
- Hazard
- child-resistant-packaging
- poison-prevention
- lidocaine
- standard-violation
- Affected units
- 28,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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