GREENSBORO, N.C. — Several brands of lubricant eye ointments are being recalled due to the risk of eye infection. The products were sold by retailers nationwide, including CVS and Walmart.
Federal inspectors are blaming unsterile conditions at a plant in India where the products were being manufactured.
The brands affected include Equate, CVS Health, and lubricant P.M. Those who have the ointments should stop using them immediately and return them to their place of purchase.
The ointments have expiration dates starting with April 2024 and running through September 2025. The recalled products include:
- Equate Lubricant Eye Ointment in a 3.5-gram tube, packaged in box with UPC code: 681131395298.
- Equate Style Lubricant Eye Ointment in a 3.5-gram tube in box with UPC code: 681131395304.
- CVS Health Lubricant Eye Ointment in a 3.5-gram tube in box with UPC code: 050428634141.
- Lubricant PM Ointment in a 3.5 gram tube, sold in box with UPC code: 371406124356.
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