The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Drugs)·D-0560-2024·Announced 2024-06-26

White Petrolatum Jelly Mislabeled With Undisclosed Lavender and Chamomile

Consumer Product Partners is recalling Pure Petroleum white petrolatum products sold at Rite Aid, Kroger, Harris Teeter, and CVS nationwide because the products labeled as pure white petrolatum actually contain undisclosed lavender and chamomile.

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 recall involves a labeling mismatch where the product contains undisclosed lavender and chamomile. The source explicitly states no illnesses or injuries have been reported. As a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, with undisclosed ingredients that some consumers may be sensitive to, it meets the criterion for High severity.

Plain-English summary

Consumer Product Partners, LLC is recalling Pure Petroleum white petrolatum products sold under the brands Rite Aid, Kroger, Harris Teeter, and CVS. The recall is due to a labeling error: products labeled as pure white petroleum jelly actually contain petroleum jelly with lavender and chamomile.

The recalled product has lot number 0607983 and an expiration date of 07/2026. The recall involves approximately 1,015 cases distributed nationwide. Affected products include multiple UPC codes across the different retail brands.

Consumers who have purchased the recalled product should check the lot number and expiration date against their product. The labeling mismatch means the actual ingredients differ from what is stated on the label.

The recalled product

Product
PURE PETROLEUM (WHITE PETROLATUM)
Brand
PURE PETROLEUM
Manufacturer
Consumer Product Partners, LLC
Hazard
  • mis-labeling
  • ingredient-mismatch

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 (6)

  • Rite Aid - lot # 0607983
  • expiration date: 07/2026
  • NDC # 11822-3135-2 Kroger- lot # 0607983
  • NDC# 30142-069-27 Harris Teeter - lot # 0607983
  • NDC# 72036-069-27 CVS- lot # 0607983
  • NDC # 59779-069-27

UPCs (7)

  • 0011822313544
  • 0072036750501
  • 0050428265680
  • 011822513494
  • 041260352751
  • 072036750518
  • 050428317020

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.