Benzene recalls

95 recalls have been issued for benzene, from 2013 to 22 Apr 2026. 4 of them came in the last 12 months. 34 were classified Class I.

Total recalls95since 2013

Last 12 months4reported

Class I3436% of total

Ongoing28latest 22 Apr 2026

Recalls per month, last 24 months

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0Nov '24 0 0 0Feb 4 4 3May 0 0 0Aug 0 6 0Nov 0 0 0Feb 0 4 0May 0 0 0Aug 0 0

Severity split

Class I 34 36%Class II 52 55%Class III 9 9%

Why benzene is recalled

Benzene95100%

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By year

202644%
20251718%
20242425%
202322%
202266%
20212627%
201955%
201822%
201399%

Ongoing benzene recalls

28 active

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
22 Apr 2026Drug	CLASS II	HydroPeptide Clear Alliance Serum, 2.5% Benzoyl Peroxide, a) recalled	Owen Biosciences	Benzene	Nationwide
22 Apr 2026Drug	CLASS II	Slmd Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Lotion, Benzoyl Peroxide recalled	Owen Biosciences	Benzene	Nationwide
22 Apr 2026Drug	CLASS II	SLMD BP Acne Spot Treatment, 10% Benzoyl Peroxide -, Sandra Lee MD recalled	Owen Biosciences	Benzene	Nationwide
22 Apr 2026Drug	CLASS II	Fhf Farmhouse Fresh, Midnight Clearing, Night Lotion recalled	Owen Biosciences	Benzene	Nationwide
1 Oct 2025Drug	CLASS II	Torrey Pines Dermatology & Laser Center Benzaderm BPO recalled	Private Label Skin Care	Benzene	CA, GA
1 Oct 2025Drug	CLASS II	Skin MD by Dr Monika Kiripolsky, Body Acne Cleanser recalled	Private Label Skin Care	Benzene	CA, GA

All benzene recalls, newest first

95 total

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
22 Apr 2026Drug	CLASS II	HydroPeptide Clear Alliance Serum, 2.5% Benzoyl Peroxide, a) recalled	Owen Biosciences	Benzene	Nationwide
22 Apr 2026Drug	CLASS II	Slmd Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Lotion, Benzoyl Peroxide recalled	Owen Biosciences	Benzene	Nationwide
22 Apr 2026Drug	CLASS II	SLMD BP Acne Spot Treatment, 10% Benzoyl Peroxide -, Sandra Lee MD recalled	Owen Biosciences	Benzene	Nationwide
22 Apr 2026Drug	CLASS II	Fhf Farmhouse Fresh, Midnight Clearing, Night Lotion recalled	Owen Biosciences	Benzene	Nationwide
1 Oct 2025Drug	CLASS II	Torrey Pines Dermatology & Laser Center Benzaderm BPO recalled	Private Label Skin Care	Benzene	CA, GA
1 Oct 2025Drug	CLASS II	Skin MD by Dr Monika Kiripolsky, Body Acne Cleanser recalled	Private Label Skin Care	Benzene	CA, GA
1 Oct 2025Drug	CLASS II	Micronized BPO Gel Cleanser recalled by Private Label Skin Care	Private Label Skin Care	Benzene	CA, GA
1 Oct 2025Drug	CLASS II	mel rx Skin, NO Drama Benzoyl Peroxide 10% Acne Treatment recalled	Private Label Skin Care	Benzene	CA, GA
1 Oct 2025Drug	CLASS II	Artisan OF Skin (Benzoyl Peroxide 10%) recalled	Private Label Skin Care	Benzene	CA, GA
1 Oct 2025Drug	CLASS II	edunn clarity, BP Treatment Cleanser recalled by Private Label Skin Care	Private Label Skin Care	Benzene	CA, GA
21 May 2025Drug	CLASS II	La Roche-Posay Laboratoire Dermatologique Effaclar Duo Dual recalled	L'Oreal USA	Benzene	Nationwide
21 May 2025Drug	CLASS II	La Roche-Posay Laboratoire Dermatologique Effaclar recalled by L'Oreal U	L'Oreal USA	Benzene	Nationwide
21 May 2025Drug	CLASS II	La Roche-Posay Laboratoire Dermatologique Effaclar Duo Dual recalled	L'Oreal USA	Benzene	Nationwide
16 Apr 2025Drug	CLASS II	Proactiv Emergency Blemish Relief (Benzoyl Peroxide 5%) recalled	Alchemee	Benzene	Nationwide
16 Apr 2025Drug	CLASS II	Proactiv Skin Smoothing Exfoliator (Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5%) recalled	Alchemee	Benzene	Nationwide
2 Apr 2025Drug	CLASS II	Testosterone Gel 1%-dose packets recalled by Strides PharmaTestosterone	Strides Pharma	Benzene	Nationwide
2 Apr 2025Drug	CLASS II	Testosterone Gel 1%-dose Packets recalled by Strides PharmaTestosterone	Strides Pharma	Benzene	Nationwide
26 Mar 2025Drug	CLASS II	Walgreens Maximum Strength Tinted Acne Treatment Cream recalled	Fruit Of The Earth	Benzene	Nationwide
26 Mar 2025Drug	CLASS II	CVS Health Concealing Acne Treatment Cream, CVS recalled	Fruit Of The Earth	Benzene	Nationwide
19 Mar 2025Drug	CLASS II	Walgreens, Acne Control Cleanser recalled by Sigan Industries Group	Sigan Industries Group	Benzene	Nationwide
19 Mar 2025Drug	CLASS II	Zapzyt, Acne Treatment Gel, 10% benzoyl peroxide Gel recalledZapzyt Acne Treatment Gel	Denison Pharmaceuticals	Benzene	Nationwide
28 Feb 2024Drug	CLASS I	TING 1% Tolnaftate Athlete's Foot Spray Antifungal Spray Liquid recalled	Insight Pharmaceuticals LLC, a Prestige Consumer Healthcare	Benzene	Nationwide
24 Jan 2024Drug	CLASS II	Secret, Dry Spray, (Aluminum chlorohydrate 23.5%) recalled	The Procter & Gamble	Benzene	Nationwide
24 Jan 2024Drug	CLASS II	Secret, Dry Spray, (Aluminum chlorohydrate 23.5%) recalled	The Procter & Gamble	Benzene	Nationwide
24 Jan 2024Drug	CLASS I	Secret, Dry Spray, (Aluminum chlorohydrate 23.5%) recalled	The Procter & Gamble	Benzene	Nationwide
24 Jan 2024Drug	CLASS I	Old Spice, Sweat Defense Pure Sport Plus, Dry Spray recalled	The Procter & Gamble	Benzene	Nationwide
24 Jan 2024Drug	CLASS I	Old Spice, Sweat Defense Ultimate Captain recalled	The Procter & Gamble	Benzene	Nationwide
24 Jan 2024Drug	CLASS II	Old Spice, Pure Sport, (Aluminum Chlorohydrate 23.5%) recalled	The Procter & Gamble	Benzene	Nationwide
24 Jan 2024Drug	CLASS I	Americaine, (benzocaine 20%) Benzocaine Topical Anesthetic recalledAmericaine	Insight Pharmaceuticals LLC, a Prestige Consumer Healthcare	Benzene	Nationwide
24 Jan 2024Drug	CLASS II	Secret, Dry Spray, Aluminum chlorohydrate recalled	The Procter & Gamble	Benzene	Nationwide

About this list

Records come from FDA enforcement reports and USDA FSIS notices, grouped by normalised name. A company operating under several names may appear more than once.