Dollar Tree Recalls Burn Relief Gel Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Closure Requirement
Assured™ Burn Relief Gel (Front)
Assured Burn Relief Gel
Recall Date: December 10th, 2015 Type: Other Drugs or Medications Units: About 325,000 Hazards:
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. Remedies:
Refund
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled burn relief gel and take the gel to the store where purchased for a full refund.
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™. 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.
Images:
Assured™ Burn Relief Gel (Front)
Assured™ Burn Relief Gel (Back)
Assured™ Burn Relief Gel UPC Code
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.
Injuries:
None reported
Retailers:
Dollar Tree, Dollar Bill$, Dollar Tree $1 Stop, Deal$, Deals and Dollar Tree Deal$ stores nationwide from March 2015 to October 2015 for $1.
Importers:
Greenbrier International, Inc., of Chesapeake, Va.