A type of cream used to treat eczema and other conditions is under recall after it was found to be contaminated with a type of staphylococcus bacteria, according to a notice published on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) website on Tuesday.
Drug company Pharmacal issued a recall for its Multi-symptom Treatment Cream & Skin Protectant Eczema Cream, sold under the MG217 brand, for having potentially the life-threatening bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus.
It comes as a topical cream in a six-ounce tube with the product code of 5106 and UPC 012277051067, according to that notice. It has a lot number of 1024088 and an expiration date of November 2026….