Recall Register

Drug recall: CLINIQUE moisture surge tinted moisturizer broad spectrum SPF 15, 1 FL. OZ.LIQ./30 ml bottle within a carton, Clinique…

Class III FDA enforcement event 74746. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Subpotent Drug: Two of the active sunscreen ingredients, octinoxate and octisalate, are below the specifications for assay.

Class III, in the words of FDA

a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences

Clinique International started this drug recall on 17 May 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in New York, NY. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 74746 has 6 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 7 Sep 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 14 Jun 2018.

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

Recalling firm

Clinique International, New York, NY.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

6 product records in the event.

FDA event 74746: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
D-1473-2016CLINIQUE moisture surge tinted moisturizer broad spectrum SPF 15, 1 FL. OZ.LIQ./30 ml bottle within a carton, Clinique Labs., Dist. New York, N.Y., 10022; New York, London W1K 3BQ; Paris, UPC No. 20714-47476-8, Shade 01 (VF-N)1,771,244 bottles for all shadesClass IIITerminated7 Sep 2016
D-1474-2016CLINIQUE moisture surge tinted moisturizer broad spectrum SPF 15, 1 FL. OZ.LIQ./30 ml bottle within a carton, Clinique Labs., Dist. New York, N.Y., 10022; New York, London W1K 3BQ; Paris, UPC No. 20714-47477-5, Shade 02 (VF-N)1,771,244 bottles for all shadesClass IIITerminated7 Sep 2016
D-1475-2016CLINIQUE moisture surge tinted moisturizer broad spectrum SPF 15, 1 FL. OZ.LIQ./30 ml bottle within a carton, Clinique Labs., Dist. New York, N.Y., 10022; New York, London W1K 3BQ; Paris, UPC No. 20714-47478-2, Shade 03 (MF-N)1,771,244 bottles for all shadesClass IIITerminated7 Sep 2016
D-1476-2016CLINIQUE moisture surge tinted moisturizer broad spectrum SPF 15, 1 FL. OZ.LIQ./30 ml bottle within a carton, Clinique Labs., Dist. New York, N.Y., 10022; New York, London W1K 3BQ; Paris, UPC No. 20714-47479-9, Shade 04 (M-N)1,771,244 bottles for all shadesClass IIITerminated7 Sep 2016
D-1477-2016CLINIQUE moisture surge tinted moisturizer broad spectrum SPF 15, 1 FL. OZ.LIQ./30 ml bottle within a carton, Clinique Labs., Dist. New York, N.Y., 10022; New York, London W1K 3BQ; Paris, UPC No. 20714-48240-4, Shade 05 (D-G)1,771,244 bottles for all shadesClass IIITerminated7 Sep 2016
D-1478-2016CLINIQUE moisture surge tinted moisturizer broad spectrum SPF 15, 1 FL. OZ.LIQ./30 ml bottle within a carton, Clinique Labs., Dist. New York, N.Y., 10022; New York, London W1K 3BQ; Paris, UPC No. 20714-48241-1, Shade 06 (D-G)1,771,244 bottles for all shadesClass IIITerminated7 Sep 2016

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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Drug events that started in 2016
288
Share of these events in Class III
43%
Product records in this event
6
Events of the firm on the register
1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 74746. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/74746/. 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

FDA has one record for each product. This site puts the records with the same event number on one page. The class of the event is the highest class of its records. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Where was the product distributed?
The FDA record gives this distribution: Nationwide
What quantity of product is in FDA event 74746?
The event has 6 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 1,771,244 bottles for all shades
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many drug recalls of 2016 have the same class?
43% of the 288 drug events that started in 2016 are in Class III.