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Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0027-2019·Announced 2018-10-24

Dermatone Sunscreen Stick Recalled for Staphylococcus Aureus Contamination

Product Quest Manufacturing LLC is recalling Dermatone No-Touch Sunscreen Sticks because samples tested positive for Staphylococcus aureus.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Drugs): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves microbial contamination with Staphylococcus aureus, which fits the rubric criteria for Severe severity.

Plain-English summary

Product Quest Manufacturing LLC is recalling 5,025 units of Dermatone (titanium oxide 6% and zinc oxide 4.7%) No-Touch Sunscreen Stick, SPF 50. The product is identified by Lot 172428G and UPC 0 20908 05100 3. It was distributed nationwide in the USA by Beaumont Products, Inc.

The recall was initiated because a sample of the product tested positive for Staphylococcus aureus, a type of microbial contamination. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II.

Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for instructions on how to return or dispose of the product.

The recalled product

Product
DERMATONE (titanium oxide 6% and zinc oxide 4.7%) No-Touch Sunscreen Stick, SPF 50, Net Wt. 0.49 oz. (13.9g) stick, Distributed by: Beaumont Products, Inc. Kennesaw, GA 30144, UPC 0 20908 05100 3.
Affected units
5,025

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot: 172428G

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 54 recalled by Product Quest Manufacturing LLC under a single FDA (Drugs) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 54 products in this recall →

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