The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0072-2019·Announced 2018-10-24

Mushatt's No. 9 PsoriWash Medicated Wash Recalled for Microbial Contamination

Product Quest Manufacturing LLC is recalling Mushatt's No. 9 PsoriWash Medicated Wash due to microbial contamination and low salicylic acid levels.

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 agency classified this as an FDA Class II recall. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 (Severe), particularly when involving significant quality failures like microbial contamination and subpotency.

Plain-English summary

Product Quest Manufacturing LLC is recalling 1,440 tubes of Mushatt's No. 9, PsoriWash Medicated Wash, Salicylic Acid 1.8%, 8 oz. (226 g). The product is distributed by Mushatts, LLC, and was sold nationwide in the USA. The specific lot number is 161794F, and the UPC is 8 58245 00203 3.

The recall was initiated because the product failed to meet specifications for microbiological growth, indicating microbial contamination. Additionally, the product contained low levels of salicylic acid, meaning it was subpotent and may not provide the intended therapeutic effect.

Consumers who have purchased this specific lot of the product should stop using it and contact the distributor or manufacturer for further instructions. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating that use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Mushatt's No. 9, PsoriWash Medicated Wash, Salicylic Acid 1.8%, 8 oz. (226 g) tube, Distributed by Mushatts, LLC, P.O. Box 372476, Satellite Beach, FL 32937, UPC 8 58245 00203 3.
Affected units
1,440

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot: 161794F

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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