CLASS I Drug recall · Reported 24 Jan 2024 · FDA Enforcement Report
Secret, Dry Spray, (Aluminum chlorohydrate 5%) recalled
The Procter & Gamble is recalling Secret, Dry Spray, (Aluminum chlorohydrate 5%), Antiperspirant, Waterlily, Topical Spray, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 23 Nov 2021 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
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-0243-2024
- FDA event ID
- 89106
- Recalling firm
- The Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 23 Nov 2021
- FDA classified
- 17 Jan 2024
- Reported
- 24 Jan 2024
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Press Release
- Reason category
- Benzene
- Drug class
- Creams, Ointments & Gels
Timeline
| 23 Nov 2021 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 17 Jan 2024 | Classified by FDA | +785 days |
| 24 Jan 2024 | Published in enforcement report | +7 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Chemical contamination: presence of benzene
Product as listed by the FDA
Secret, Dry Spray, (Aluminum chlorohydrate 23.5%), Antiperspirant, Waterlily, Topical Spray Can, Net Wt 3.8 oz (107 g), Dist. by: Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH 45202. NDC: 69423-381-10; UPC 0 37000 72372 1; 12/pack UPC 0 37000 72991 4
Where it was distributed
Nationwide USA and Puerto Rico, Canada, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Bhutan, Timor-Leste, Maldives, Fiji, US Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Peru, Saint Marteen, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Belize, Santa Lucia, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Guyana
Questions about this recall
Is Secret, Dry Spray, (Aluminum chlorohydrate 5%), Antiperspirant, Waterlily, Topical Spray recalled?
Yes. The Procter & Gamble recalled Secret, Dry Spray, (Aluminum chlorohydrate 5%), Antiperspirant, Waterlily, Topical Spray on 23 Nov 2021. The recall is Class I and its status is Terminated. Recall number D-0243-2024.
Why was it recalled?
Chemical contamination: presence of benzene
Which lots are affected?
Lot #: 92191458FB, Exp 7/31/2021; 00091458SA, Exp 12/31/2021; 00091458SA, 11821458SB, Exp 6/30/2023.
Where was it sold?
Nationwide USA and Puerto Rico, Canada, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Bhutan, Timor-Leste, Maldives, Fiji, US Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Peru, Saint Marteen, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Belize, Santa Lucia, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Guyana
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 I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 21 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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