YYBA Recalls Welmate Lidocaine Numbing Cream Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
What's being recalled
Welmate Lidocaine Numbing Cream
Units: About 15,000
This recall involves Welmate Lidocaine Numbing Cream in a 113 g (4 oz.) white jar with a blue, orange and green label and a white cap. "Welmate," "5% Lidocaine," the Welmate logo and UPC code 373581105045 or 373581000012 are printed on the label. The lot numbers and corresponding expiration dates included in the recall are printed on the underside of the jar as follows: Lot Numbers Expiration Dates ELNC2001 05/2022 ELNC2002 05/2022 EL5C2001 11/2022 EL5C2002 11/2022 EL5C2101 11/2022 EL5C2102 11/2022
UPC: 373581000012, 373581105045
The problem, in CPSC's words
The packaging is not child resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The pain relieving cream contains lidocaine, posing a risk of poisoning to young children if they put it on their skin or ingest it.
Incidents and injuries reported to CPSC
No incidents or injuries have been reported.
What CPSC says to do
Refund
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cream, store it in a safe location out of reach of children and contact YYBA for instructions on how to dispose of the product to receive a full refund. YYBA is directly notifying all known consumers who purchased the recalled product on eBay, Walmart and wellspringmeds.com. Amazon is directly notifying all customers who purchased the recalled product on Amazon.com.
How to contact the company
YYBA toll-free at 866-933-6337 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at recall@wellspringmeds.com or online at www.wellspringmeds.com and click on "Recall - Important Safety Information" for more information.
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Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice 21737, cpsc.gov. Text in quotes is from CPSC. Photos: CPSC.