Drug FDA Class II Ongoing Mislabeling
First Aid Antiseptic Ointment, Povidone Iodine USP 10%, Inactive Ingredients: mineral oil, petrolatum. NET Wt. 1 OZ (28.4 g) per tube, Distributed by: Rugby Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN 46268. Made in China. NDC: 0536-1271-80
Zhejiang Jingwei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Published Oct 23, 2024
Risk level
Class IIMay cause a temporary or reversible health problem; slight chance of serious harm.
Severity score 60/100
What should you do?
- Check whether you have this product, using the lot codes, UPCs, and dates listed below.
- Do not eat, serve, or sell the affected product.
- Return it to the place of purchase for a refund, or throw it away in a sealed bag so people and animals can’t get to it.
- Contact Zhejiang Jingwei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. or your place of purchase with questions, and see the source record below for full details.
Reason for recall
Incorrect/Undeclared Excipients: The inactive ingredients labeled on the product boxes and tubes are listed as "mineral oil , petrolatum ". The inactive ingredients in the actual product are polyethylene glycol 400 , polyethylene glycol 4000.
Affected products (1)
First Aid Antiseptic Ointment, Povidone Iodine USP 10%, Inactive Ingredients: mineral oil, petrolatum. NET Wt. 1 OZ (28.4 g) per tube, Distributed by: Rugby Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN 46268. Made in China. NDC: 0536-1271-80
FIRST AID ANTISEPTIC · 295,164 tubes
NDC: 0536-1271, 0536-1271-80
Lot codes: 220901, 230701, 230301, 230401, 230501, 230801, 240301, 240501
Code info: Lot, expiry: Lot 220901, Exp. 09/30/2024; Lot 230701, Exp. 07/31/2026; Lot 230301, Exp. 03/31/2026; Lot 230401, Exp. 04/30/2026; Lot 230501, Exp. 05/31/2026; Lot 230801, Exp. 08/31/2026; Lot 240301, Exp. 03/31/2027; Lot 240501, Exp. 04/30/2027.
Affected areas
Nationwide
Timeline
- InitiatedSep 11, 2024
- PublishedOct 23, 2024
- Recall number
- D-0013-2025
- Agency
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Country
- US
FDA records come from the openFDA drug enforcement-report dataset — the agency's full weekly enforcement list. Most entries are not issued as consumer press releases, so they won't appear on fda.gov/recalls or in a web search. The source record link above resolves this exact recall by its number.