{"id":65871,"date":"2026-05-18T13:44:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=65871"},"modified":"2026-05-18T13:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:45:01","slug":"eczema-cream-recalled-over-risk-of-life-threatening-staph-infection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/05\/18\/eczema-cream-recalled-over-risk-of-life-threatening-staph-infection\/","title":{"rendered":"Eczema cream recalled over risk of \u2018life-threatening\u2019 staph infection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a nationwide recall for a specific over-the-counter eczema cream due to potential contamination with Staphylococcus aureus<\/em> (staph) bacteria.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n

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If you or someone you know uses eczema treatments, check your medicine cabinets for the following specific product details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recalled Product Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Brand Name:<\/strong> MG217 Multi-symptom Treatment Cream & Skin Protectant Eczema Cream<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Size:<\/strong> 6-oz. tubes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Manufacturer:<\/strong> Pharmacal<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lot Number:<\/strong> 1024088<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Expiration Date:<\/strong> November 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Product Code \/ UPC:<\/strong> 5106 \/ 012277051067<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Distribution:<\/strong> Sold nationwide at various retail stores and online via Amazon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    The Risk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Applying a product contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus<\/em> directly to compromised skin (like an eczema flare-up) significantly increases the risk of infection.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    While no injuries or adverse reactions have been reported at the time of the recall notice, the FDA warns that the bacteria can lead to a range of complications.<\/sup> Individuals with weakened immune systems or open skin barriers are at the highest risk for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Severe skin infections<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Bone and joint infections<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Bloodstream infections<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Life-threatening conditions like sepsis and septic shock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      What You Should Do<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Stop Using It:<\/strong> If your tube matches the lot number above, stop using it immediately and throw it away or prepare it for a return.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Contact the Manufacturer:<\/strong> You can reach Pharmacal for return info or questions at 800-558-6614<\/strong> or via email at aimho@pharmacalway.com<\/strong> (Monday\u2013Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Monitor Your Skin:<\/strong> If you have used this specific lot and notice signs of an worsening infection (increased redness, swelling, pus, or fever), contact a healthcare provider right away.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a nationwide recall for a specific over-the-counter eczema cream due to potential contamination with Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria. If you or someone you… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"14","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":true,"token":"eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9sYWtlbGFuZGdhemV0dGUuaW5mb1wvbmV3c1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcL2Rvd25sb2FkLTEzLndlYnA_Zml0PTE2OSUyQzE2OSZzc2w9MSIsInR4dCI6IkVjemVtYSBjcmVhbSByZWNhbGxlZCBvdmVyIHJpc2sgb2YgXHUyMDE4bGlmZS10aHJlYXRlbmluZ1x1MjAxOSBzdGFwaCBpbmZlY3Rpb24iLCJ0ZW1wbGF0ZSI6ImRvaXMiLCJmb250IjoiIiwiYmxvZ19pZCI6MTYzMDQwNjYxfQ.Xbx4gspuPINfe2MVqcJaNzmGaT5eBylYJX7dGXZqWfgMQ","image_type":"featured","custom_text":""},"version":2,"media_source":"sig","attached_media":[{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/jetpack.com\/redirect\/?source=sigenerate&query=t%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbGFrZWxhbmRnYXpldHRlLmluZm9cL25ld3NcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA1XC9kb3dubG9hZC0xMy53ZWJwIiwidHh0IjoiRWN6ZW1hIGNyZWFtIHJlY2FsbGVkIG92ZXIgcmlzayBvZiBcdTIwMThsaWZlLXRocmVhdGVuaW5nXHUyMDE5IHN0YXBoIGluZmVjdGlvbiIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZG9pcyIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoxNjMwNDA2NjF9.dh29JjlZVmK_rEgERkx9BNIhJ4Vbsj1bEgV0hwXe9mYMQ","type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[14],"tags":[14633],"class_list":["post-65871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-eczema-cream-recalled-over-risk-of-life-threatening-staph-infection"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65871"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65875,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65871\/revisions\/65875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}