Reported May 21, 2025 · Ongoing

La Roche-Posay Laboratoire Dermatologique Effaclar Duo Dual Action Acne Treatment, 5.5% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne…

L'Oreal USA

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: L'Oreal USA · 222 Terminal Ave · Clark, NJ · 07066-1317

Is this the product you have?

  • La Roche-Posay Laboratoire Dermatologique Effaclar Duo Dual Action Acne Treatment, 5.5% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Medication, 40 mL (135 FL. OZ.) Tube per carton, La Roche-Posay LLC, 10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, La Roche-Posay, Laboratoire Dermatologique, CAI 86270, La Roche-Posay, France, UPC 883140500759.
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot #: MYX46W
    • Exp 04/30/2025
Amount recalled
2,226,801 bottles

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Chemical Contamination: This recall has been initiated due to detected trace levels of benzene.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA drug enforcement) notice

Data as of Sep 19, 7:23 PM UTC

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