{"id":3494,"date":"2025-05-06T05:58:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T10:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3494"},"modified":"2025-04-14T18:02:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T23:02:14","slug":"recall-of-acne-products-due-to-possible-benzene-contamination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/recall-of-acne-products-due-to-possible-benzene-contamination\/","title":{"rendered":"Recall of Acne Products Due to Possible Benzene Contamination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/acne-1606765_640-e1744671619257.jpg\" alt=\"acne-1606765_640-e1744671619257\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/acne-1606765_640-e1744671619257.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/acne-1606765_640-e1744671619257-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/acne-1606765_640-e1744671619257-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Recently, the Food and Drug Administration issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/drug-safety-and-availability\/limited-number-voluntary-recalls-initiated-after-fda-testing-acne-products-benzene-findings-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recall<\/a> for possible benzene contamination in popular brands like La Roche-Posay, Proactiv, Walgreens and other acne products. Through third party-testing, the agency had tested 95 acne products that contained benzoyl peroxide for contamination, and found certain products should be recalled, but only at the retail level. The companies whose products were found to contain contamination voluntarily agreed to be part of the recall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call Chicago-based Moll Law Group About Your Claim<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All the products in the recall are skincare products that contain benzoyl peroxide, an ingredient found in many over-the-counter products used to treat acne. The recall products are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lot number MYX46W of La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo Dual Action Acne Treatment, which expires April 2025<\/li>\n<li>Lot number 23 09328 of Walgreens Acne Control Cleanser, which expires September 2025<\/li>\n<li>Lot numbers of V3305A and V3304A of Proactiv Emergency Blemish Relief Cream Benzoyl Peroxide 5%, which expires October 2025<\/li>\n<li>Lot V4204A of Proactiv Skin Smoothing Exfoliator, which expires July 2025<\/li>\n<li>Lot 2430600 of SLMD Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Lotion, which expires March 2025<\/li>\n<li>Lot 49707430 of Walgreens Tinted Acne Treatment Cream, which expires March 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Moreover, the manufacturer of Zapzyt Acne Treatment Gel voluntarily recalled its acne product based on its own testing that found a higher benzene level.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/recall-of-acne-products-due-to-possible-benzene-contamination\/#more-3494\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, the Food and Drug Administration issued a recall for possible benzene contamination in popular brands like La Roche-Posay, Proactiv, Walgreens and other acne products. Through third party-testing, the agency had tested 95 acne products that contained benzoyl peroxide for contamination, and found certain products should be recalled, but only at the retail level. 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