CVS Health Concealing Acne Treatment Cream recall
FDA recall D-0284-2025 · initiated Mar 11, 2025
Fruit Of The Earth, Inc. recalled CVS Health Concealing Acne Treatment Cream in Mar 2025 — an FDA Class II recall (D-0284-2025) 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: 112045 tubes
Details
- Product
- CVS Health Concealing Acne Treatment Cream, CVS, 10% benzoyl peroxide, 1 oz (28 g), Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy, Inc
- 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 CVS Health Concealing Acne Treatment Cream recalled?
- Fruit Of The Earth, Inc. recalled CVS Health Concealing Acne Treatment Cream in Mar 2025 — an FDA Class II recall (D-0284-2025) because Chemical contamination: presence of benzene. May cause temporary or medically reversible harm; low probability of serious harm.
- Why was CVS Health Concealing Acne Treatment Cream recalled?
- Per the FDA enforcement record, the reason for recall D-0284-2025 was: Chemical contamination: presence of benzene
- Is a recalled CVS Health Concealing Acne Treatment Cream 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 CVS Health Concealing Acne Treatment Cream are affected?
- Distributed: USA Nationwide. The recall covers these lots — Lot #: 4970743A, Exp 3/31/2026; 9712793A, Exp9/30/2026; 8363513B, Exp 12/31/2026; 1391304A, 5101574A, Exp 5/31/2027; 1292084A, 1292084B, 1292084C, Exp 7/31/2027; 2892384A, Exp 8/31/2027; 6203044A, 6203044B, Exp 10/31/2027; 2153564A, 2153564B, Exp 12/31/2027; 2163564A, Exp 1/31/2028. 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-0284-2025.