The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0244-2024·Announced 2024-01-24

Secret Dry Spray Antiperspirant Recalled Due to Benzene Contamination

Procter & Gamble is recalling Secret Dry Spray Antiperspirant due to benzene contamination in specific lot numbers. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class I recall. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls must score at least 4. Although no illnesses or deaths have been reported, the presence of benzene is a serious chemical hazard.

Plain-English summary

Secret Dry Spray Antiperspirant in Lavender scent (3.8 oz / 107 g can) has been recalled by Procter & Gamble. The product is formulated with aluminum chlorohydrate 23.5% and is identified by NDC 69423-383-10 and UPC 0 37000 72986 0.

The recall was initiated due to the presence of benzene, a chemical contaminant. The affected lot numbers are 00221458SU and 00231458SA (Exp 12/31/2021) and 10271458SR (Exp 12/31/2022).

The affected product was distributed nationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico, as well as in Canada, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Bhutan, Timor-Leste, Maldives, Fiji, US Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Peru, Saint Marteen, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Belize, Santa Lucia, Aruba, Dominican Republic, and Guyana.

Consumers should not use this product.

The recalled product

Product
Secret, Dry Spray, Aluminum chlorohydrate 23.5%, Antiperspirant, Lavender, Topical spray can Net Wt 3.8 oz (107 g), Dist. by: Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH 45202. NDC: 69423-383-10, UPC: 0 37000 72986 0
Manufacturer
The Procter & Gamble Company
Category
Drug — Antiperspirant
Hazard

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 (5)

  • Lot #: 00221458SU
  • 00231458SA
  • Exp 12/31/2021
  • 10271458SR
  • Exp 12/31/2022.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 5 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 19 recalled by The Procter & Gamble Company 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 19 products in this recall →

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