FDAFDA recall D-0790-2026 · Sep 2, 2026
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.: Zicam recall
Recall found
Product
Zicam, Cold Remedy, Medicated Nasal Swabs, With Cooling Menthol & Eucalyptus, 20 Single-Use Swabs per carton, Zinc-Free Homeopathic, Distributed by Church & Dwight Co. Inc., Ewing, NJ 08628, UPC 732216301205.
Reason for recall
CGMP Deviations; FDA inspection of the contract manufacturer noted out of limit results for microbiological testing
What to do
FDA enforcement reports don't include consumer instructions. Check the codes below against your packaging. If this is a medicine or device you use, talk to your pharmacist or doctor before you stop or change anything, and contact the company or FDA for what to do with the product.
Recall details
- FDA classification
- Class II: use of or exposure to the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the chance of serious problems is remote.
- Status
- Ongoing
- Codes, lots and dates
- Lot # UN52882, Exp Date: 04/30/2028; Lot # UN53431, Exp Date: 06/30/2028; Lot # UN60411, Exp Date: 08/31/2028.
- Quantity
- 318,600 cartons
- Distribution
- US Nationwide.
- Recalling firm
- Church & Dwight Co., Inc., Ewing, NJ
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall started
- 2026-08-10
Source: openFDA enforcement record D-0790-2026 · search recall number D-0790-2026 in FDA's Enforcement Report.
Copied from the agency record without changes. Data as of Oct 22, 2026, 4:56 AM EDT. The agency notice is the final word.