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| The United States: Odor-Eaters® issues voluntary nationwide recall of specific lots of Odor- Eaters® Spray Powder and Odor-Eaters® Stink Stoppers® Spray due to benzene contamination |
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces that Odor-Eaters® (owned by Blistex Inc.) is voluntarily recalling a total of forty-one lots of two Odor-Eaters® spray products, Odor-Eaters® Spray Powder (tolnaftate) and Odor-Eaters® Stink Stoppers® Spray, to the consumer level due to the presence of benzene. Internal testing identified low levels of benzene contamination in specific lots of these aerosol products. For details of the affected lot numbers, please refer to the website in FDA.
Benzene is classified as a human carcinogen. Exposure to benzene can occur by inhalation, orally, and through the skin and it can result in cancers including leukemia and blood cancer of the bone marrow and blood disorders which can be life-threatening. To date, Odor-Eaters® has not received any reports of adverse events related to this recall.
The affected Odor-Eaters® spray products are used as antifungal and foot odor-reducing agents and are packaged in aerosol cans.
Please refer to the following website in FDA for details:
http://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/odor-eatersr-issues-voluntary-nationwide-recall-specific-lots-odor-eatersr-spray-powder-and-odor
In Hong Kong, the above products are not registered pharmaceutical products.
Ends/Friday, Nov 19, 2021
Issued at HKT 15:00
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