NumbSkin Pain Relief Cream Recalled by SeeNext Venture Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2020-03-18). Hazards: ingestion, chemical. About 8,000 units in the US.
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 20724 |
| Published | 2020-03-18 |
| Last updated | 2020-03-18 |
| Products | NumbSkin pain relief cream with lidocaine |
| Firm named in the title | SeeNext Venture |
| Firms | SeeNext Venture Ltd., of Blaine, Wash. (importer) |
| Manufactured in | Canada |
| Units (US) | 8,000 |
| Hazard classes | ingestion, chemical |
| Remedy classes | replace, dispose |
| Sold | Online at Amazon.com from October 2019 through February 2020 for about $25. |
Description
This recall involves NumbSkin pain relief cream with 5% lidocaine. The topical anesthetic cream was sold in 30 grams in a white with blue tube. NumbSkin is printed on the tube. Lot 9238 and a date code of 10/2019 through 09/2020 in a MM/YYYY format is embossed on the tub's thin end. Batch number 9238 is printed on the product packaging.
Hazard
The packaging is not child resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The pain relieving cream contains lidocaine, posing a risk of poisoning to young children if they put it on their skin or ingest it.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately store the pain relief cream in a safe location out of reach of children and contact SeeNext Venture for instructions on how to dispose or return it and to receive a free replacement similar product with a child-resistant cap. Amazon is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Incidents and injuries
None reported.
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