The packaging is not child resistant as required by law
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Dollar Tree of Chesapeake, Va., is recalling about 325,000 packages of Assured burn relief gel.
The packaging is not child resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The burn relief gel contains lidocaine, posing a poisoning risk if swallowed.
No incidents or injuries have been reported.
The recalled burn relief gel is packaged in a blue box with white letters “Burn Relief” and red letters “Burn Relief Gel”. The brand name is Assured.
Inside the box is a blue and white tube labeled “Burn Relief Gel” and measuring approximately 5 inches long by 1 inch wide and weighs about 0.7 ounces (20 grams). The packaging contains the UPC bar code: 6 39277 09311 0.
The gel, manufactured in China, was sold at Dollar Tree, Dollar Bill$, Dollar Tree $1 Stop, Deal$, Deals and Dollar Tree Deal$ stores nationwide from March 2015, to October 2015, for $1.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled burn relief gel and take the gel to the store where purchased for a full refund.
Consumers may contact Dollar Tree at 800-876-8697 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (ET) Monday through Friday, or online at www.dollartree.com, then on the bottom of the page, under “Customer Service,” click “Contact Us,” then “Company Questions & Answers,” and click on “Product Recalls” in the left column.
