Secret Dry Spray Antiperspirant recalled due to potential benzene contamination
Procter & Gamble is recalling Secret Dry Spray Antiperspirant due to potential benzene contamination from manufacturing facility issues. No illnesses have been 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: This FDA Class II recall is rated High (3) under the rubric's criterion for risk-of-harm products where no injury has been reported. Benzene contamination was identified at the manufacturing facility, constituting a potential hazard, but no illnesses or injuries are documented in the recall notice.
Plain-English summary
Procter & Gamble is recalling Secret Dry Spray Antiperspirant (Aluminum chlorohydrate 23.5%), Light Essentials formula, 3.8 oz (107 g) spray cans (NDC 69423-382-10, UPC 0 37000 72992 1). All lots with expiration dates through September 2023 are included in this recall.
The recall was issued due to a Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) deviation. The product was manufactured at a facility where other lots were confirmed to be contaminated with benzene.
The affected product was distributed nationwide throughout the USA and Puerto Rico, as well as Canada, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Bhutan, Timor-Leste, Maldives, Fiji, US Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Peru, Saint Maarten, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Belize, Santa Lucia, Aruba, Dominican Republic, and Guyana.
The recalled product
- Product
- Secret, Dry Spray, (Aluminum chlorohydrate 23.5%), Antiperspirant, Light Essentials, Topical spray can Net Wt 3.8 oz (107 g), Dist. by: Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH 45202. NDC: 69423-382-10, UPC 0 37000 72992 1
- Manufacturer
- The Procter & Gamble Company
- Category
- Drug — Topical 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 (1)
- All lots with expiry through September 2023
Distribution
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.
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