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, a) UPC 3606000508804, 20 mL (0.7 fl. oz.) Tube per Carton, b) 883140500759, 40 mL (1.35 fl. oz.) Tube per Carton, La Roche-Posay LLC, 10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, La Roche-Posay, France.
Lot codes and dates
  • a) Lot #s
  • Expiration dates
    • MYX30W
    • 03/2025
    • MYX43W
    • 04/2025
    • MYX41W
    • 04/2025
    • MYX42W
    • 04/2025
    • MYX40W
    • 04/2025
    • MYX51W
    • 05/2025
    • MYX50W
    • 05/2025
    • MYX60W
    • 05/2025
    • MYX71W
    • 06/2025
    • MYX90W
    • 08/2025
    • MYX91W
    • 09/2025
    • MYX92W
    • 08/2025
    • MYXO0W
    • 09/2025
    • MYX93W
    • 09/2025
    • MYXD1W
    • 11/2025
    • MYXD2W
    • 11/2025
    MYXDOW
    • 09/2025
    • MYXD4W
    • 11/2025
    • MYXD3W
    • 11/2025
    • MYY22W
    • 02/2026
    • MYY21W
    • 02/2026
    • MYY20W
    • 02/2026
    • MYY41W
    • 04/2026
    • MYY40W
    • 04/2026
    • MYY42W
    • 04/2026
    • MYY43W
    • 04/2026
    • MYY52W
    • 05/2026
    • MYY51W
    • 05/2026
    • MYY50W
    • 05/2026
    • MYY60W
    • 06/2026
    b) Lot #s, Expiration dates

    122 of 122 codes

    • MYX31W
    • 3/2025
    • MYX32W
    • 3/2025
    • MYX33W
    • 3/2025
    • MYX34W
    • 3/2025
    • MYX35W
    • 3/2025
    • MYX40W
    • 3/2025
    • MYX41W
    • 4/2025
    • MYX42W
    • 4/2025
    • MYX44W
    • 4/2025
    • MYX45W
    • 4/2025
    • MYX47W
    • 4/2025
    • MYX48W
    • 4/2025
    • MYX49W
    • 4/2025
    • MYX50W
    • 5/2025
    • MYX51W
    • 5/2025
    • MYX52W
    • 5/2025
    • MYX70W
    • 6/2025
    • MYX71W
    • 6/2025
    • MYX72W
    • 7/2025
    • MYX73W
    • 7/2025
    • MYX74W
    • 7/2025
    • MYX75W
    • 7/2025
    • MYX77W
    • 7/2025
    • MYX78W
    • 7/2025
    • MYX80W
    • 8/2025
    • MYX81W
    • 7/2025
    • MYX82W
    • 8/2025
    • MYX83W
    • 8/2025
    • MYX84W
    • 7/2025
    • MYXO0W
    • 9/2025

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

cGMP Deviations: The recall was initiated due to detected trace levels of benzene in a specific lot of this product lot (MYX46W), however out of an abundance of caution, the firm voluntarily recalled all La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo Dual Action Acne Treatment lots.

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, 5:07 PM UTC

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