Drug recall: Coppertone Pure & Simple 50 Sunscreen Spray (To Deliver) Zinc Oxide 24.08%, NET WT 5 OZ (142 g) can, Beiersdorf Inc.…
Class I FDA enforcement event 88770. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Chemical contamination; presence of benzene
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Beiersdorf Inc started this drug recall on 30 Sep 2021. The firm address in the FDA record is in Wilton, CT. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 88770 has 8 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 27 Oct 2021. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 13 Apr 2023.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide in the US
Recalling firm
Beiersdorf Inc, Wilton, CT.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
8 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-0010-2022 | Coppertone Pure & Simple 50 Sunscreen Spray (To Deliver) Zinc Oxide 24.08%, NET WT 5 OZ (142 g) can, Beiersdorf Inc., Wilton, CT 06897 UPC 0 72140 02880 0 | 38,328 cans | Class I | Terminated | 27 Oct 2021 |
| D-0011-2022 | Coppertone Pure & Simple kids 50 Sunscreen Spray (To Deliver) Zinc Oxide 24.08%, NET WT 5 OZ (142 g) can, Beiersdorf Inc., Wilton, CT 06897 UPC 0 72140 02882 4 | 167,808 cans | Class I | Terminated | 27 Oct 2021 |
| D-0012-2022 | Coppertone Pure & Simple baby 50 Sunscreen Spray (To Deliver) Zinc Oxide 24.08%, NET WT 5 OZ (142 g) can, Beiersdorf Inc., Wilton, CT 06897 UPC 0 72140 02881 7 | 124,668 cans | Class I | Terminated | 27 Oct 2021 |
| D-0013-2022 | Coppertone SPORT MINERAL 50 Sunscreen Spray (To Deliver) Zinc Oxide 24.08%, NET WT 5 OZ (142 g) can, Beiersdorf Inc., Wilton, CT 06897 UPC 0 72140 02870 1 | 142,236 cans | Class I | Terminated | 27 Oct 2021 |
| D-0014-2022 | Coppertone SPORT Sunscreen Spray 50, (To Deliver) Avobenzone 3%, Homosalate 10%, Octisalate 5%, Octocrylene 5%, NET WT 1.6 OZ (45 g) can, Beiersdorf Inc., Wilton, CT 06897 UPC 0 41100 00506 9 | 143,376 cans | Class I | Terminated | 27 Oct 2021 |
| D-0015-2022 | Coppertone Pure & Simple 50 Sunscreen Spray (To Deliver) Zinc Oxide 24.08%, NET WT 5 OZ (142 g) can, Beiersdorf Inc., Wilton, CT 06897 UPC 0 72140 02880 0 | 36,660 cans | Class II | Terminated | 27 Oct 2021 |
| D-0016-2022 | Coppertone Pure & Simple kids 50 Sunscreen Spray (To Deliver) Zinc Oxide 24.08%, NET WT 5 OZ (142 g) can, Beiersdorf Inc., Wilton, CT 06897 UPC 0 72140 02882 4 | 70,320 cans | Class II | Terminated | 27 Oct 2021 |
| D-0017-2022 | Coppertone Pure & Simple baby 50 Sunscreen Spray (To Deliver) Zinc Oxide 24.08%, NET WT 5 OZ (142 g) can, Beiersdorf Inc., Wilton, CT 06897 UPC 0 72140 02881 7 | 14,748 cans | Class II | Terminated | 27 Oct 2021 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Drug events that started in 2021
- 299
- Share of these events in Class I
- 19%
- Product records in this event
- 8
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report D-0010-2022The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 88770. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/88770/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA drug enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Nationwide in the US
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 88770?
- The event has 8 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
38,328 cans
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many drug recalls of 2021 have the same class?
- 19% of the 299 drug events that started in 2021 are in Class I.