Recall: Family Dollar shoppers should check toothpaste, condoms, pregnancy tests

This comes on the heels of a separate voluntary recall of over-the-counter pharmaceutical items by the Dollar Tree-owned DLTR franchise last month. Those products, including Clearblue pregnancy tests, Trojan condoms and Polident denture products, were also stored outside of recommended temperatures. The Food and Drug Administration published both recall announcements on Sept. 16, and they began trending on Google searches on Tuesday, Sept. 20. 

Neither recall notice noted what temperature the affected products had been stored at or for how long. But Family Dollar stated that it is not aware of any consumer complaints or reports of illnesses related to the Colgate products or the over-the-counter pharmaceutical products at this time. The over-the-counter product recall, in particular, was conducted “out of an abundance of caution,” the company wrote.

Family Dollar has notified its affected stores, asking them to check their stock immediately and to stop selling any affected products. 

Customers who bought any of the recalled products can return them to the Family Dollar store where they were purchased without a receipt, the notice says. 

 These are the affected Colgate products: 

• Colgate Optic White Stain Prevention Toothpaste, 2.1 ounces

• Colgate Optic White Charcoal Toothpaste, 4.2 ounces

• Colgate Optic White Mouthwash, 16 fluid ounces

• Colgate Optic White High Impact Toothpaste, 3 ounces

• Colgate Optic White Toothpaste Icy Fresh, 3.2 ounces 

• Colgate Optic White Stain Fighter Toothpaste Clean Mint, 4.2 ounces

The company said the recalled Colgate products were shipped between May 1 and June 21, 2022, to “a limited number of stores” in 11 states: Arizona, California, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Utah.

These are the affected over-the-counter pharmaceutical products:

• Clearblue Smart Countdown Pregnancy Test, 1 count

• Lifestyles Skin Non-Latex Lubricated Condoms, 3 count

• VeriQuick Pregnancy Test, 1 count

• First Response (pregnancy test), 2 count

• Skyn Original Non-Latex Condoms, 12 count

• Skyn Elite Non-Latex Condoms, 12 count

• VeriQuick Pregnancy Test, 1 count

• At Home Marijuana Test Strip

• Trojan Ultra Ribbed Lubed (condoms), 3 count

• VeriQuick Pregnancy Test, 2 count

• Trojan Ultra Thin Condom Latex, 3 count

• Skyn Elite Large Non-Latex Condom, 12 count

• Preferred UTI Test, 1 count

• Lifestyles Ultra Sensitive Condoms, 12 count

• Clear Eyes Contact Lens Drops Lubricating, 0.5 fluid ounces

• Bausch & Lomb Biotrue Multi-Purpose Solution, 4 fluid ounces

• GoodSense Saline Solution, 12 fluid ounces

• KY Jelly Lubricant, 2 fluid ounces

• Opti-Free Replenish Multi-Purpose (contact lens solution), 2 ounces

• Simply Saline Nasal Mist, 3.1 ounces

• Opti-Free Puremoist Disinfecting Solution, 4 fluid ounces

• Dentemp One Step, 0.077 ounces

• Fixodent Original Cream, 2.4 ounces

• Dr. Talbot’s Toddler Toothpaste Brush, Tutti Frutti 

• Curad Strong Waterproof Strip, 1 inch, 20 count

• GoodSense Denture Cleanser GRN Tablet,40 count 

• Fixodent Adhesive Cream Ultra Max Hold, 2.2 ounces

• Curad First Aid Kit

• Poligrip Power Max Hold, 2.2 ounces

• New Skin Liquid Bandage, Clear, 0.3 fluid ounces

• Travel Kit Toothbrush, Cap, Paste In Pouch, 1 count

• Fixodent Original Cream, Travel, 0.75 ounces

• Polident Denture Cleanser Tablets, 28 count

• Poligrip Adhesive Cream, Additive Free, 2.4 ounces 

• GoodSense Denture Cleaner Overnight Tablets, 40 count

• Polident Denture Cleansers, 84 count

• Polident Overnight Whitening Tablets, 28 count

• Fixodent Adhesive Cream with Scope, 2 ounces

• Poligrip Extra Care Adhesive Cream, 2.2 ounces

• Super Poligrip Adhesive Cream, 0.75 ounces

• Poligrip Denture Adhesive Original, 2.4 ounces

The over-the-counter product recall affects Family Dollar stores in most states and involves products shipped to stores between May 1 and June 10, 2022.

As noted, customers can return any of these products to the Family Dollar store where they were purchased without a receipt. However, the recall involving the over-the-counter pharmaceutical products does not apply to Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Alaska or Hawaii. According to the company, Family Dollar does not have any stores in Alaska or Hawaii, and no Family Dollar stores in those other states received any products subject to this recall.

For both sets of recalls, customers can contact Family Dollar customer service at 844-636-7687 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time with any questions or concerns. 

If customers suffer adverse medical reactions to any recalled product, the company says they should contact their physician or healthcare provider first. Then they should report adverse reactions or quality problems associated with using the product to the FDA’s MedWatch adverse event reporting program online, by mail or by sending a fax to 800-FDA-0178.

This is just the latest recall announcement from the Family Dollar franchise. Earlier this year, numerous products were pulled and more than 400 stores were temporarily closed after a rodent infestation and other unsanitary conditions were found at an Arkansas distribution center. The FDA alerted the public that food, medicines and cosmetic products from Family Dollar stores in six states could be contaminated. 

“We take situations like this very seriously and are committed to providing safe and quality products to our customers,” a Dollar Tree spokesperson told the New York Times after that event. “We have been fully cooperating with all regulatory agencies in the resolution of this matter and are in the process of remediating the issue.”