Keystone Industries recalls strawberry benzocaine 20% topical anesthetic gels over bottles with incomplete seals
Some 1 oz bottles of strawberry-flavored benzocaine 20% numbing gel, sold under the DHP, PureLife, Quala Dental Products and Burkhart brands, may have incomplete seals because of a defective container.
What to do
Check whether you have one of these gels under the DHP, PureLife, Quala Dental Products or Burkhart brand. The notice does not give further instructions, so read the official notice for details.
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Recall details
- Product
- DHP Topical Anesthetic Gel, Benzocaine 20%, Strawberry Flavor, 1 oz. (30 g), Manufactured for and Distributed by Dental Health Products, Inc, 2614 North Sugar Bush Road, New Franken, WI 54229. NDC 69634-020-30; PureLife, TOPICAL ANESTHETIC GEL, BENZOCAINE 20%, 1 oz (30mL), Strawberry Flavor, Manufactured for Pure Life, LLC, Manufactured for PureLife LLC., Carson, CA 90810. NDC 68987-001-30…
- Company
- Keystone Industries
- Hazard
- Defective container:may contain bottles with incomplete seals
- Units
- 150 units; 450 units; 900 units
- Where sold
- Nationwide in the USA
- FDA classification
- Class II · Ongoing
- Classified by FDA
- June 18, 2026
- Recall started
- May 21, 2026
- FDA enforcement report
- June 24, 2026
- Identifiers
- Codes: BNZ-001921, EXP 04/15/2029
- FDA recall number: D-0602-2026
- Codes: BNZ-001921, EXP 04/15/2029
- FDA recall number: D-0605-2026
- Codes: BNZ-001921, EXP 04/15/2029
- FDA recall number: D-0601-2026
- Codes: BNZ-001917, Exp 04/15/2029
- FDA recall number: D-0603-2026
- Codes: BNZ-001921, Exp 04/15/2029
- FDA recall number: D-0604-2026
- Codes: BNZ-001921, Exp 04/15/2029
- FDA recall number: D-0606-2026
The headline, summary and steps above are written in plain English from the official notice below. Identifiers are copied exactly as the agency published them. Always check the official notice before you act.
Official notice
The notice's own wording from FDA.
- Product
- DHP Topical Anesthetic Gel, Benzocaine 20%, Strawberry Flavor, 1 oz. (30 g), Manufactured for and Distributed by Dental Health Products, Inc, 2614 North Sugar Bush Road, New Franken, WI 54229. NDC 69634-020-30 | PureLife, TOPICAL ANESTHETIC GEL, BENZOCAINE 20%, 1 oz (30mL), Strawberry Flavor, Manufactured for Pure Life, LLC, Manufactured for PureLife LLC., Carson, CA 90810. NDC 68987-001-30 | Quala Dental Products, Topical Anesthetic Gel, 20 % Benzocaine, Strawberry Flavor Net Contents: 1 oz (30 g), Quala Dental Products, Made in USA for NDC Inc., 407 Sanford Road, Le Vergne, TN 37086, NDC 43128-034-30. | Burkhart topical anesthetic gel, benzocaine 20 %, Strawberry Flavor, 1 oz (30 mL), Manufactured for Burkhart Dental Supply, Tacoma, Washington, 98409. NDC: 43498-310-30
- Reason for recall
- Defective container:may contain bottles with incomplete seals
- Classification
- Class II (Ongoing)
- Distribution
- Nationwide in the USA
- Quantity
- 150 units; 450 units; 900 units
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