The Recall Desk
ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-0269-2024·Announced 2023-11-15

Contact Lens Solution Recalled for Improper Storage Temperature

Family Dollar's MEDIC's CHOICE contact lens solution was distributed between June and October 2023 due to storage outside labeled temperature requirements. Approximately 329,044 units were affected across 22 states.

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 with no reported illnesses or injuries. Storage outside labeled temperature requirements is a manufacturing control violation, falling under precautionary recall criteria for potential low-risk contamination.

Plain-English summary

MEDIC's CHOICE CONTACT LENS SOLUTION 12FLOZ (SKU 998935), manufactured by Family Dollar Stores, Llc., has been recalled due to products being stored outside of labeled temperature requirements.

The recalled product was distributed to Family Dollar stores across 22 states—Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Arizona, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho, South Dakota, North Dakota, California, Montana, Oregon, and Washington—between June 1, 2023 and October 4, 2023. Approximately 329,044 units were affected.

Storage outside labeled temperature requirements can compromise product quality and safety. Contact lens solutions maintained outside their required temperature ranges may not meet manufacturing standards for sterility and effectiveness.

The recalled product

Product
MEDIC's CHOICE CONTACT LENS SOLUTION 12FLOZ, SKU 998935
Manufacturer
Family Dollar Stores, Llc.
Hazard
  • improper-storage
  • contamination-risk

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 (3)

  • All units sold at stores between June 1
  • 2023 and October 4
  • 2023.

Distribution

Distributed in 23 states:

  • AL
  • AR
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • FL
  • GA
  • ID
  • KS
  • LA
  • MS
  • MT
  • ND
  • NE
  • NM
  • NV
  • OK
  • OR
  • SD
  • TX
  • UT
  • WA
  • WY