FDA MedWatch – Certain Colgate Products Sold at Family Dollar Stores: Recall

TOPIC: Certain Colgate Products Sold at Family Dollar Stores: Recall – Due to Product Being Stored Outside of Labeled Temperature Requirements

AUDIENCE: Consumer, Health Professional 

ISSUE: Family Dollar is initiating a recall of certain products regulated by the FDA that were stored and shipped to a limited number of stores on or around May 1, 2022 through June 21, 2022 due to product being stored outside of labeled temperature requirements.

Family Dollar has notified its affected stores asking them to check their stock immediately and to quarantine and discontinue the sale of any affected product. 

To date, Family Dollar is not aware of any consumer complaints or reports of illness related to this recall.

For more information about this recall, including a list of recalled products, click on the red button “Read Recall” below.

BACKGROUND: The recalled products were stored and shipped to a limited number of stores in AZ, CA, GA, ID, IN, MT, NM, NV, OR, TX, and UT. 

RECOMMENDATIONS: 

• Consumers should contact their physician or health care provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to using these products.
• Consumers that may have bought affected product may return such product to the Family Dollar store where they were purchased without receipt.
• Consumers with questions regarding this recall may contact Family Dollar Customer Service. 

Consumers and health professionals are encouraged to report adverse events or side effects related to the use of these products to the FDA’s MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program:

• Complete and submit the report online.
• Download form or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178.

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