{"id":458266,"date":"2025-12-19T18:10:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/458266\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T18:10:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:10:11","slug":"popular-pain-ointment-recalled-nationwide-for-serious-safety-risk-return-asap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/458266\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular pain ointment recalled nationwide for serious safety risk; return ASAP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BZZNCBEQ2FAFTDQEEIRKG4YZEY\">More than 50,000 containers of a widely sold pain-relief ointment are being pulled from shelves as federal safety officials warn it poses a serious risk to children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YTKFQBDWURB2PP2U3PABHBRVHY\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/Recalls\/2026\/Plantimex-Recalls-Mamisan-Lidocaine-Ointment-Containers-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Child-Poisoning-Violates-Mandatory-Standard-for-Child-Resistant-Packaging?utm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/Recalls\/2026\/Plantimex-Recalls-Mamisan-Lidocaine-Ointment-Containers-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Child-Poisoning-Violates-Mandatory-Standard-for-Child-Resistant-Packaging?utm\">U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling<\/a> Mamisan Pain Relieving Topical Ointment due to the product\u2019s packaging failing to meet federal child-resistant standards. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ZG4YYZHZHNCUTNIMLUKH2FALFM\">The ointment contains lidocaine, a medication that can cause serious harm \u2014 or even death \u2014 if ingested by young children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5JMUNBFI4RFZZKGO3QESGHTGRE\">\u201cThe ointment\u2019s packaging is not child-resistant, posing a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children,\u201d the CPSC warns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YN2FXULVDFB2NL2GCJN2TOCNBA\">Consumers are advised to immediately secure the recalled products out of the sight and reach of children and contact Plantimex for a free replacement lid.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"article__unordered-list\">\n<li id=\"QZO7LY5IEREYTPDORRBAAKNHAQ\"><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/news\/2025\/12\/company-files-bankruptcy-weeks-after-refusing-to-recall-products-linked-to-fire-explosions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/news\/2025\/12\/company-files-bankruptcy-weeks-after-refusing-to-recall-products-linked-to-fire-explosions.html\">Company files bankruptcy weeks after refusing to recall products linked to fire, explosions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"SCQT3TDDW5DYDPOVVOF4RFSADU\">The product was sold at Walmart and Target stores nationwide and online between April 2024 and October 2025 for about $10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LGIVCJ5G55AXLL6ACBHS3TQIAU\">The recalled product comes in a 3.52-ounce jar labeled \u201cMamisan Pain Relieving Topical Ointment\u201d with UPC number 860006498115. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5VA4PI3VOFE2NAUZMR7PUVMYTQ\">While no injuries have been reported, safety officials are urging consumers to take immediate action by storing the recalled products away from children and contacting Plantimex for a new lid. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YNJPW6WKQJDYNPLIJ5EOVGPOZY\">Plantimex can be contacted at 855-752-6869 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DL4CAHGBAJHCNM2BNA3OR5SNFE\">Consumers may also email <a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">customercare@plantimexusa.com<\/a> with the subject line \u201cRECALL.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 50,000 containers of a widely sold pain-relief ointment are being pulled from shelves as federal 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