Recalls / Class I
Class ID-0242-2024
Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that use of or exposure to the drug will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Product
Secret, powder fresh, Aluminum chlorohydrate 24%, Anti-Perspirant/Deodorant, Topical spray can Net Wt., (a) 4OZ (113g), NDC 37000-134-11, UPC 0 37000 71109 4, (b) 6OZ (170g), NDC 37000-134-17, UPC 0 37000 71108 7; (c) twin pack-2 each can Net Wt. 6OZ (170g), NDC: 37000-134-01, UPC 0 37000 58690 6; Distr. by: Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH 45202
- Brand name
- Secret Antiperspirant
- Generic name
- Aluminum Chlorohydrate
- Active ingredient
- Aluminum Chlorohydrate
- Route
- Topical
- NDC
- 37000-134
- FDA application
- M019
- Affected lot / code info
- Lot #: (a &b) 00701458SJ, 00861458SA, 00871458SA, Exp 1/28/2022; 00921458SK, Exp 3/31/2022; 01701458SJ, 01711458SE, Exp 5/31/2022; 03431458SA, 03441458SA, 03531458SM, Exp 11/30/2022; 10681458SJ, 10691458SA, 10701458SA, 10781458SE, 10811458SJ, Exp 2/28/2023; 11701458SH, 11711458SH, 11721458SG, Exp 5/31/2023; 12181458SD, Exp 7/31/23; 12631458SH,12641458SB, 12651458SE, Exp 8/31/23; 10301458SA,Exp 12/31/22; 10921458SJ, 10931458SA, 11191458SJ, Exp 3/31/23; 11251458SB, 11421458SM, 11431458SB, Exp 4/30/2023; 11701458SH, 11711458SB, Exp 5/31/2023; 12101458SJ, 12121458SJ, Exp 6/30/2023 (c) 11711458SB, Exp 5/31/2023
Why it was recalled
Chemical contamination: presence of benzene
Recalling firm
- Firm
- The Procter & Gamble Company
- Manufacturer
- The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company
- Notification channel
- Press Release
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 1 Procter And Gamble Plz, N/A, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3315
Distribution
- Quantity
- unknown
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide USA and Puerto Rico, Canada, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Bhutan, Timor-Leste, Maldives, Fiji, US Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Peru, Saint Marteen, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Belize, Santa Lucia, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Guyana
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2021-11-23
- FDA classified
- 2024-01-17
- Posted by FDA
- 2024-01-24
- Terminated
- 2024-10-01
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0242-2024. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.