FDA recall, , Moderate risk
Zicam, Cold Remedy, Medicated Nasal Swabs, With Cooling Menthol & Eucalyptus
Zicam Cold Remedy Medicated Nasal Swabs have out of limit results for microbiological testing.
Summary by Recall Canary from the FDA notice
What happened
Church & Dwight Co., Inc., of Ewing, New Jersey, recalled Zicam Cold Remedy Medicated Nasal Swabs with Cooling Menthol & Eucalyptus, 20 Single-Use Swabs per carton, Zinc-Free Homeopathic, distributed nationwide. The FDA inspection of the contract manufacturer noted out of limit results for microbiological testing. The recall began on August 10, 2026, and was added to the FDA's Enforcement Report on August 26, 2026.
The product is identified as Zicam Cold Remedy Medicated Nasal Swabs with Cooling Menthol & Eucalyptus, 20 Single-Use Swabs per carton, distributed by Church & Dwight Co. Inc., Ewing, NJ 08628. The recall covers 318,600 cartons.
What to do
We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for medicine recalls:
- Check the FDA or company notice for instructions specific to this product.
- Ask your pharmacist or doctor whether your lot is affected and what to do.
Is yours affected?
Match the UPC and lot code listed under your product.
A UPC is the number printed under a barcode.
- UPC
- 732216301205
- Lot code
- UN52882
- UN53431
- UN60411
Recall details
- Company began the recall
- Sold in
US Nationwide.
- Company
- Church & Dwight Co., Inc.Ewing, New Jersey
- Hazard
- Manufacturing problem
- Risk
Moderate risk
Taking it may cause short-term health problems, or ones that treatment can reverse. Serious harm is unlikely.
FDA Class II recall · How risk is rated
- Event ID
- 99604
- Recall number
- D-0790-2026
- Quantity recalled
- 318,600 cartons
Timeline
FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.
Company began the recall
Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA
Listed on Recall Canary
In FDA's weekly enforcement report
Summary updated
