ACURE Clarifying Acne Towelettes Recalled for Poor Quality Water
Diamond Wipes International is recalling ACURE clarifying acne towelettes because they were manufactured with poor quality water.
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 2/5 (Moderate).
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: The recall is classified as FDA Class II due to CGMP deviations involving poor quality water, which fits the rubric for moderate severity involving low-risk contamination or voluntary precautionary measures without reported serious injury.
Plain-English summary
Diamond Wipes International, Inc. is recalling ACURE clarifying acne, glycolic + zinc (salicyclic acid 0.5%) towelettes, 30-count pouches. The recall involves 51,840 pouches distributed nationwide in the USA. The affected lots are A96, A106, and B106 with an expiration date of 09/18, and lot C27 with an expiration date of 01/19.
The recall was initiated due to Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) deviations. Specifically, the finished products were manufactured using poor quality water. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II, indicating a situation that may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
Consumers who have purchased these specific lots of ACURE towelettes should stop using them and contact the recalling firm for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- ACURE, clarifying acne, glycolic + zinc (salicyclic acid 0.5%) towelettes, 30-count pouch, Distributed by Better Planet Brands, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316, UPC 8 54049 00358 0.
- Manufacturer
- Diamond Wipes International, Inc.
- Category
- Consumer Product — Personal Care
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 51,840
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)
- Lot #: A96
- A106
- B106
- EXP 09/18
- C27
- EXP 01/19
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Diamond Wipes International, Inc. 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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