News From CPSC: 1 Recall Announced Today

 

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1. Dollar Tree Recalls Burn Relief Gel Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Closure Requirement

http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Dollar-Tree-Recalls-Burn-Relief-Gel/

 

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Recall Date: December 10, 2015

Recall Number: 16-057                                

 

Dollar Tree Recalls Burn Relief Gel Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Closure Requirement

http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Dollar-Tree-Recalls-Burn-Relief-Gel/

 

Recall Summary

 

Name of Product: Assured Burn Relief Gel

 

Hazard: The packaging is not child resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The burn relief gel contains lidocaine, posing a poisoning risk if swallowed.

 

Remedy: Refund

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled burn relief gel and take the gel to the store where purchased for a full refund.

 

Consumer Contact: Dollar Tree at 800-876-8697 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.dollartree.com, then on the bottom of the page, under “Customer Service,” click “Contact Us,” then “Company Questions & Answers,” and click on “Product Recalls” in the left column.

 

Recall Details

 

Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Dollar-Tree-Recalls-Burn-Relief-Gel/

 

Units: About 325,000

 

Description: The recalled burn relief gel is packaged in a blue box with white letters “Burn Relief” and red letters “Burn Relief Gel”.  The brand name is Assured TM.  Inside the box is a blue and white tube labeled “Burn Relief Gel” and measuring approximately 5 inches long by 1 inch wide and weighs about 0.7 ounces (20 grams).  The packaging contains the UPC bar code: 6 39277 09311 0.

 

Incidents/Injuries: None reported

 

Sold at: Dollar Tree, Dollar Bill$, Dollar Tree $1 Stop, Deal$, Deals and Dollar Tree Deal$ stores nationwide from March 2015 to October 2015 for $1.

 

Importer: Greenbrier International, Inc., of Chesapeake, Va.

 

Manufactured in: China

 

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