Class I Recall for Children’s Allergy Swabs

Contamination concerns have prompted Buzzagogo Inc to recall a single lot of Allergy Bee Gone for Kids Nasal Swab Remedy. The recall has been designated Class I, according to the July 6, 2022, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report. The FDA’s most serious recall classification, a Class I designation warns that use of the affected product could cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

“FDA testing found some product to contain elevated levels of yeast & mold and may contain the bacteria Bacillus cereus,” reported Buzzagogo in a June 7, 2022, announcement.

The recall affects 28,328 tubes of Allergy Bee Gone for Kids Nasal Swab Remedy, .33 fluid ounces (10 mL, UPC Code 860002022116), from lot 2006491 (Exp. 8/24). The product was distributed nationwide to wholesale distributors, retail stores, and online on Amazon.com and the company website.

Buzzagogo voluntarily initiated the recall June 8, 2022. The FDA issued its Class I designation June 24, 2022.

“In immunocompromised patients, the use of the affected product could potentially result in severe or life-threatening adverse events such as bacteremia/sepsis, pneumonia, invasive fungal rhinosinusitis, or disseminated fungal infection,” wrote Buzzagogo. “In non-immunocompromised patients, the population most likely to use the product, the use of the defective product may result in infectious complications, for instance bacteremia or noninvasive fungal rhinosinusitis, but in this population the infections are expected to be less severe and more readily responsive to treatment.”

Allergy Bee Gone for Kids Nasal Swab Remedy is used to lessen seasonal allergy symptoms. Consumers, distributors, or retailers with the recalled product should contact Buzzagogo at recall@buzzagogo.com for a full refund.