CLASS III Drug recall · Reported 24 Apr 2019 · FDA Enforcement Report
Repairwear Laser Focus Line Smoothing Cream Broad Spectrum SPF recalled
Estee Lauder is recalling Repairwear Laser Focus Line Smoothing Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 15, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 15 Mar 2019 and the FDA has classified it as Class III.
Check your package
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
Recall details
- Recall number
- D-1132-2019
- FDA event ID
- 82452
- Recalling firm
- Estee Lauder, New York, NY
- Classification
- Class III
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 15 Mar 2019
- FDA classified
- 15 Apr 2019
- Reported
- 24 Apr 2019
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Packaging Defects
- Drug class
- Creams, Ointments & Gels
Timeline
| 15 Mar 2019 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 15 Apr 2019 | Classified by FDA | +31 days |
| 24 Apr 2019 | Published in enforcement report | +9 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Defective container: Ineffective seal between the cap and jar of the affected product.
Packaging recalls include wrong labels, wrong products in the wrong bottle, missing leaflets, short-filled or empty capsules and seals that fail.
Product as listed by the FDA
Repairwear Laser Focus Line Smoothing Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 15, packaged in a light green folding carton containing a 50 mL silver jar with a silver cap, Clinique Laboratories, Dist. New York, NY 10022
Where it was distributed
U.S.A. Nationwide
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Defective container: Ineffective seal between the cap and jar of the affected product.
Which lots are affected?
Lot #: A68
Where was it sold?
U.S.A. Nationwide
What should I do if I have it?
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
What does Class III mean?
Class III recalls are for products unlikely to cause any adverse health consequence, usually labelling or quality issues.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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