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Zicam® and Orajel™: Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs, Nasal AllClear Swabs, Baby Teething Swabs — FDA announcement Jun 6, 2025
Published notice; closure not supplied
A company announcement posted by FDA. The listing date can differ from the original announcement date. The absence of a termination marker does not prove the recall is currently ongoing.
Source date Jun 6, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.
What the record says
- Product
- Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs, Nasal AllClear Swabs, Baby Teething Swabs
- Reason
- Microbial contamination
- Classification
- Not supplied
- Recalling firm
- Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
- Quantity
- Not supplied
- Agency-reported status
- Company recall announcement
- Source record identifier
- e12d904623f33008
Lot and product identifiers
| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
|---|---|
| Lot, code or applicability | Zicam® Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs, with UPC 732216301205, all lots: A zinc-free, homeopathic cold remedy swab designed to shorten the duration of the common cold.; Zicam® Nasal AllClear Swabs, with UPC 732216301656, all lots: A nasal cleansing swab product (discontinued in December 2024).; Orajel™ Baby Teething Swabs, with UPC 310310400002, all lots: Pre-moistened swabs designed to soothe teething discomfort in infants and toddlers. |
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Distribution
The recalled products were distributed nationwide in the United States and in Puerto Rico.
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Dates in the source
- Fda listing date
- Jun 6, 2025
- Company announcement date
- Jun 6, 2025
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