Colgate OPTIC WHITE Mouthwash Recalled Due to Improper Storage Conditions
Family Dollar is recalling Colgate Whitening Mouthwash OPTIC WHITE ICY FRESH MINT due to temperature storage deviations. 840 packages were distributed to Family Dollar stores in multiple states.
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: FDA Class II recall with no reported illnesses or injuries. The hazard is a cGMP-level temperature storage deviation with no evidence of actual contamination or harm reported, making this a precautionary quality-assurance recall.
Plain-English summary
Family Dollar Stores, LLC is recalling Colgate Whitening Mouthwash OPTIC WHITE ICY FRESH MINT (16 fl oz / 473 mL, UPC 0 35000 67111 0) distributed under SKU 999043 due to improper temperature storage conditions. The affected product was held outside the appropriate temperature range required by current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) standards.
A total of 840 packages were distributed nationwide to Family Dollar retail stores in Arizona, California, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, and Utah.
Consumers who purchased this product should stop using it and return it to their point of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Colgate Whitening Mouthwash, OPTIC WHITE ICY FRESH MINT. 16 fl. OZ. (1 pt) 473 mL UPC 0 35000 67111 0. Dist. by: Colgate-Palmolive Co. New York, NY 10022 U.S.A.
- Manufacturer
- Family Dollar Stores, Llc.
- Category
- Drug — Oral Care / Mouthwash
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 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 (11)
- SKUs 999043 distributed to Family Dollar retail stores in AZ
- CA
- GA
- ID
- IN
- MT
- NM
- NV
- OR
- TX
- UT
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by Family Dollar Stores, Llc. 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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