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Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-0660-2020·Announced 2019-12-18

Bellus Medical Recalls SKINFUSE Kit Due to Mislabeling

Bellus Medical is recalling SKINFUSE Rescue Calming Complex Kits because they were packaged with a mislabeled medical product.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): 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 and involves a labeling error (mislabeling) without reported injuries or illnesses, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity score.

Plain-English summary

Bellus Medical is recalling approximately 6,007 units of the SKINFUSE Rescue Calming Complex Kit. The recall was initiated because the cosmetic kit was packaged with a mislabeled medical product. The kit contains the SKINFUSE LIFT HG, which is a hydrogel wound dressing intended to protect against abrasion and friction during microneedling procedures.

The affected products are identified by Bellus Lot 16053, which is listed on the SKINFUSE LIFT HG tube within the kit. The recall covers units distributed nationwide in the United States.

Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact Bellus Medical for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
SKINFUSE Resuce Calming Complex Kit containing: SKINFUSE LIFT HG - Product Usage: The SKINFUSE Rescue Calming Complex is intend to be used to soothe and calm skin (cosmetic). The SKINFUSE LIFT HG is a hydrogel wound dressing to protect against abrasion and friction during the…
Manufacturer
Bellus Medical
Affected units
6,007

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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