The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Drugs)·D-0667-2025·Announced 2025-10-01

Micronized benzoyl peroxide cleanser recalled over elevated benzene levels

Micronized BPO Gel Cleanser 10% from Pantea MD, 7 oz, lots 58170A and 58172A, is recalled because of elevated levels of benzene. The product was distributed in California and Georgia.

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 3/5 (High).

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: Rubric level 3 covers risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported; elevated benzene in a topical product is a potential harm and no injuries are reported.

Plain-English summary

Micronized BPO Gel Cleanser 10% (Benzoyl Peroxide 10%), Pantea MD, 7 oz (201 g), from University Skin Institute of Sacramento, California, is being recalled. Affected lots are 58170A and 58172A, both with an expiry of 09/2025, distributed in California and Georgia.

The recall was initiated because of chemical contamination: elevated levels of benzene were discovered during post-consumer awareness with benzoyl peroxide products. The FDA classified the action as Class II.

Customers holding these lots should stop using the product and can return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Micronized BPO Gel Cleanser 10% (Benzoyl Peroxide 10%) Pantea MD , 7 oz (201 g), University Skin Institute, 650 University Ave, Ste 200, Sacramento, CA 95825.
Manufacturer
Private Label Skin Care Inc.
Category
Drug — Topical
Hazard

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (2)

  • Lot # 58170A and 58172A
  • Exp Date: 09/2025

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Private Label Skin Care 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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