Pearson Quality benzocaine anesthetic gel bottles may have incomplete seals
Pearson Quality Topical Anesthetic Gel, 20% benzocaine mint flavor, is being recalled because the product may contain bottles with incomplete seals. 900 units are affected.
What this means for you
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II recall for a container seal defect with no clinical consequence described in the source, which fits the packaging-related Moderate band.
Plain-English summary
Pearson Quality Topical Anesthetic Gel, 20% benzocaine, mint flavor, net contents 1 oz (30 g), manufactured for Pearson Dental Supply Inc. of Sylmar, California, NDC 43305-0009-3, is being recalled. The action covers 900 units.
The stated reason is a defective container: the product may contain bottles with incomplete seals. The FDA classified the action as Class II. The source does not describe a resulting clinical consequence.
The affected lot is BNZ-001917, expiring 04/01/2029. Distribution was nationwide in the USA.
Holders of the affected lot should stop using it and follow the instructions issued by the firm.
The recalled product
- Product
- PEARSON TOPICAL ANESTHETIC (BENZOCAINE)
- Brand
- PEARSON TOPICAL ANESTHETIC
- Manufacturer
- Keystone Industries
- Category
- Drug — Topical anesthetic gel
- Affected units
- 900
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 (2)
- BNZ-001917
- Exp 04/01/2029
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 7 recalled by Keystone Industries 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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