Face Moisturizer Recalled Nationwide as FDA Sets Risk Level

First Aid Beauty has voluntarily initiated a nationwide recall of a popular face moisturizer, and the Food and Drug Administration has given the recall its second-highest risk classification.

Newsweek contacted First Aid Beauty for comment via an online form.

Why It Matters

While beauty products are not recalled as commonly as prescription drugs or food, consumers should be aware of affected products as they can pose health or safety risks.

What To Know

On December 23, First Aid Beauty recalled 2,756 jars of its Ultra Repair Cream. According to the FDA, a deviation from Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations—which are essential to ensure the safety and efficacy of pharmaceutical products—was the reason for the recall.

“Product intended for quarantine was inadvertently distributed,” the agency said.

The FDA defines a recall as a “firm’s removal or correction of a marketed product that FDA considers to be in violation of the laws we administer and against which we would initiate legal action.”

On Tuesday, the agency gave the recall a Class II risk classification, which describes a “situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”

First Aid’s beauty products are popular and often featured on social media. The affected products, which were distributed nationwide, have the lot numbers 24D44 and 24D45 and expiration dates of April 10 and 11, 2026.

Other recent product recalls include a nationwide recall of about 230,000 red dot sights on firearms due of noncompliance with federal safety regulations for child-resistant packaging and proper warning labels.

There have also been multiple food recalls, including a barbecue sauce that contains undeclared allergens, a spice powder that may be contaminated with lead and yogurt that was potentially contaminated with plastic.

What People Are Saying

The FDA said in its recall policy for cosmetics: “In addition to the corrective actions of removing a violative product from the market and either destroying it or bringing it into compliance, [cosmetic firms] should take the kind of corrective actions that prevent a similar problem from occurring in the future. For example, you should determine why the violation occurred, determine what changes you should make to keep the problem from happening again, and implement those changes.”

What Happens Next

Consumers who have purchased the recalled product should check its packaging for batch codes. For additional information, customers can visit the FDA’s website or contact the distributor directly.

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