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RecallDec 18, 2025· All ages

Plantimex Mamisan Lidocaine Ointment Containers

Official title: Plantimex Recalls Mamisan Lidocaine Ointment Containers Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Child Poisoning; Violates Mandatory Standard for Child-Resistant Packaging

Poisoning
Recalled Mamisan Licodaine Ointment jar UPC - 860006498115
Recalled Mamisan Licodaine Ointment jar UPC - 860006498115 · Photo: CPSC
Recalled Mamisan Lidocaine Ointment 3.52 ounce jar
Recalled Mamisan Lidocaine Ointment 3.52 ounce jar · Photo: CPSC
Recalled Mamisan Lidocaine Ointment jar non-child resistant packaging (continuous thread lid)
Recalled Mamisan Lidocaine Ointment jar non-child resistant packaging (continuous thread lid) · Photo: CPSC

Plantimex is recalling Mamisan Pain Relieving Topical Ointment jars sold at Walmart and Target stores and on Target.com. The ointment contains lidocaine but the jar is not child-resistant as required by law, posing a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if swallowed by young children.

What to do

Consumers should immediately secure the recalled ointment jars out of the sight and reach of children and contact Plantimex to receive a free replacement lid. Once the product is secured with the replacement lid, consumers can use the product, as directed.

Contact: Plantimex toll-free at 855-752-6869 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, email at customercare@plantimexusa.com with the subject "RECALL" or online at http://plantimexusa.com/contact.php or www.plantimexusa.com and contact us for more information.

How common was it?

WidespreadAbout 50,330 sold at Walmart and Target, 2024–2025

Tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands sold, or at big chain stores. Check your home.

Read the official CPSC notice →

Official notice

CPSC's own wording, unchanged.

Hazard

The ointment contains lidocaine, which must be in child-resistant packaging, as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The ointment's packaging is not child-resistant, posing a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children.

Sold at

Walmart and Target stores nationwide and online at Target.com from April 2024 through October 2025 for about $10.

Units

About 50,330

Incidents and injuries

None reported

Model numbers and UPCs

860006498115, UPC 860006498115

Brand

Mamisan

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled Dec 18, 2025. The summary above is ours; for anything that matters, go by the official notice. Had a problem with this product? Report it at SaferProducts.gov.

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