Nearly 40,000 bottles of eye drops are being recalled nationwide due to potential contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Tarrytown, New York-based Prestige Brand Holdings is voluntarily recalling 39,060 bottles of its Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief eye drops due to a “lack of assurance of sterility,” according to an FDA enforcement report.
The affected product comes in 15-milliliter bottles with the lot code 2552A and an expiration date of Sep. 30, 2027.
They were distributed by Medtech Products Inc., a Prestige Consumer Healthcare company.
The FDA classified the recall as a Class II recall, which it describes as 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.”
Other brands in the Prestige portfolio include Dramamine, Luden’s and Anacin.
The company completed the acquisition of the Breathe Right brand – known for its nasal strips – and other assets from Foundation Consumer Healthcare in June in a deal valued at about $1.05 billion.
FOX Business reached out to Prestige Brands for comment.
