Desert Harvest Recalls Reléveum Skin Repair Cream Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Closure Requirements
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2018-09-25). Hazards: ingestion, chemical. About 1,450 units in the US.
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 18229 |
| Published | 2018-09-25 |
| Last updated | 2018-09-25 |
| Products | Desert Harvest Reléveum Skin Repair Cream |
| Firm named in the title | Desert Harvest |
| Firms | Desert Harvest Inc., of Hillsborough, N.C. (manufacturer); Desert Harvest Inc., of Hillsborough, N.C. (distributor) |
| Manufactured in | United States |
| Units (US) | 1,450 |
| Hazard classes | ingestion, chemical |
| Remedy classes | replace |
| Sold | Apotheco Pharmacy, Memorial Medical Center, Oschner Baptist Medical Center, Oschner Wellness, The Herb Bar, Current Medical Technologies, Be Well Pharmacy, Women's Physical Therapy, other pharmacies nationwide, and online at Amazon.com and DesertHarvest.com from January 2016 through July 2018 for about $27 for the 4 ounce bottle and about $50 for the 8 ounce bottle. |
Description
The recalled Desert Harvest Reléveum Skin Repair Cream is in a transparent green bottle with a white pump dispenser cap and a tan/white gradient label with "Desert Harvest Reléveum" printed on the front. The product is an over the counter skin cream with lidocaine (4%) as the active ingredient. The cream is sold in a 4 ounce or an 8 ounce bottle with the date code "D02N5" printed above the barcode on the bottle.
Hazard
The bottles are not child resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, posing a poisoning risk if the contents are swallowed by young children.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately place the recalled pain relieving cream out of the reach of children and contact Desert Harvest for a free replacement child resistant cap for the bottle.
Incidents and injuries
None reported
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