Walgreens Maximum Strength Tinted Acne Treatment Cream 10% Benzoyl Peroxide/Acne Medicatio… recall
FDA recall D-0283-2025 · initiated Mar 11, 2025
Fruit Of The Earth, Inc. recalled Walgreens Maximum Strength Tinted Acne Treatment Cream 10% Benzoyl Peroxide/Acne… in Mar 2025 — an FDA Class II recall (D-0283-2025) because Chemical contamination: presence of benzene.
May cause temporary or medically reversible harm; low probability of serious harm.
Why it was recalled
Chemical contamination: presence of benzene
Something got into the product
A physical or chemical contaminant was found — glass or metal fragments, or a solvent that should not be there.
This is a manufacturing or quality failure, not a finding that the medicine is unsafe to take — across every recall we hold, none was issued for that reason. It does not mean the batch was harmless.
Is your product affected? Check the lot number
A recall covers only specific lots. Find the lot number and expiration date on your package and compare them to the affected codes below — if yours is not listed, it was not part of this recall.
Quantity recalled: 100,970 tubes
Details
- Product
- Walgreens Maximum Strength Tinted Acne Treatment Cream 10% Benzoyl Peroxide/Acne Medication, 0.65 oz (18.4g) tube in a carton; Distributed by: Walgreen CO., 200 Wilmot Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015
- Recalling company
- Fruit Of The Earth, Inc.
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Ongoing
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Distribution
- USA Nationwide
- Initiated
- Mar 11, 2025
- FDA report date
- Mar 26, 2025
Frequently asked
- Was Walgreens Maximum Strength Tinted Acne Treatment Cream 10% Benzoyl Peroxide/Acne… recalled?
- Fruit Of The Earth, Inc. recalled Walgreens Maximum Strength Tinted Acne Treatment Cream 10% Benzoyl Peroxide/Acne… in Mar 2025 — an FDA Class II recall (D-0283-2025) because Chemical contamination: presence of benzene. May cause temporary or medically reversible harm; low probability of serious harm.
- Why was Walgreens Maximum Strength Tinted Acne Treatment Cream 10% Benzoyl Peroxide/Acne… recalled?
- Per the FDA enforcement record, the reason for recall D-0283-2025 was: Chemical contamination: presence of benzene
- Is a recalled Walgreens Maximum Strength Tinted Acne Treatment Cream 10% Benzoyl Peroxide/Acne… dangerous to take?
- An FDA recall removes specific lots from the market for a defined reason and does not by itself mean the medicine is unsafe for everyone — your specific lot may never have been affected. May cause temporary or medically reversible harm; low probability of serious harm. Check the FDA notice for the affected lot numbers and expiration dates, and ask your pharmacist or doctor before stopping a prescribed medicine. This reproduces public FDA data and is not medical advice.
- Which lots of Walgreens Maximum Strength Tinted Acne Treatment Cream 10% Benzoyl Peroxide/Acne… are affected?
- Distributed: USA Nationwide. The recall covers these lots — Lot #: 4970743B, 4970743C Exp 3/31/2026, 9722793A, Exp 9/30/2026; 8363513A, Exp 12/3/2026; 2822284A, Exp 8/31/2027; 2143554A, Exp 12/31/2027.. Check the lot number and expiration date on your package against this list; if yours is not listed, it was not part of recall D-0283-2025.