King Bio Recalls Cooling Acute Pain Relief Cream Due to Microbial Contamination
King Bio Inc. is recalling Dr. King's Natural Medicine Cooling Acute Pain Relief Pure Homeopathic Cream due to microbial contamination. The product was distributed in the U.S., Canada, and Australia.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Drugs): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 or higher.
Plain-English summary
King Bio Inc. is recalling Dr. King's Natural Medicine Cooling Acute Pain Relief Pure Homeopathic Cream, 3 oz. (85 g), due to microbial contamination. The recall involves 12,280 tubes of the product, identified by NDC 57955-4001-3 and UPC 357955400134.
The affected lots include 060816 (Exp. 06/19), 081717ZZ (Exp. 08/19), 110117ZZ (Exp. 11/20), 045017ZZ (Exp. 04/20), 100516ZZ (Exp. 06/19), and 111016ZZ (Exp. 11/19). The product was distributed nationwide in the United States, as well as in Canada and Australia.
Consumers should stop using the product and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Dr. King's Natural Medicine Cooling Acute Pain Relief Pure Homeopathic Cream, 3 oz. (85 g), King Bio, Inc., 3 Westside Dr. Asheville, NC 28806 USA, UPC 357955400134, NDC 57955-4001-3
- Manufacturer
- King Bio Inc.
- Category
- Drug — Topical Homeopathic
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 12,280
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)
- Lots: 060816 Exp. 06/19
- 081717ZZ Exp. 08/19
- 110117ZZ Exp. 11/20
- 045017ZZ Exp. 04/20
- 100516ZZ Exp. 06/19
- 111016ZZ Exp. 11/19
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 465 recalled by King Bio 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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