Eye Drops A.C. (Tetrahydrozoline HCl 0.05%, Zinc sulfate 0.25%), 0.5 FL OZ
Medicine recall D-0321-2015. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Dec 31, 2014.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Dec 31, 2014. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class III FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 302,976 Bottles how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class III, the least serious of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that are unlikely to cause any adverse health reaction, but that violate FDA labeling or manufacturing laws. Examples include: a minor container defect and lack of English labeling in a retail food.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class III is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(3), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
CGMP Deviations: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) used for manufacture was stored in a non-GMP compliant warehouse at S.I.M.S., Italy.
FDA, Drug recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Eye Drops A.C. (Tetrahydrozoline HCl 0.05%, Zinc sulfate 0.25%), 0.5 FL OZ (15 mL) Bottles, Over the Counter. Labeled: a) Astringent Redness Reliever, Distributed by Safeway Inc., P.O. Box 99, Pleasanton, CA 94566-0009, UPC: 3 21130 70067 8; b) Best Choice, Distributed By: Valu Merchandisers, Co., 5000 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, UPC: 0 70038 47010 6; c) EQUALINE, Distributed by Supervalu Inc., Eden Prairie, MN, UPC: 0 41163 25114 4; d) GOODSENSE, Manufactured By: KC Pharmaceuticals, Pomona, CA 91768, UPC: 1 80410 00018 7, NDC: 48879-010-07; e) H-E-B, Made for: H-E-B, San Antonio, TX 78204, UPC: 0 41220 86936 7; f) healthy accents, Distributed by: DZA Brands, LLC 2110 Executive Drive, Salisbury, NC 28147, UPC: 7 25439 93382 7; g) HyVee, Distributed By Hy-Vee, Inc., 5820 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50266, UPC: 0 75450 29777 5; h) Kroger, Distributed by The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, UPC: 0 11110 38599 4; i) life, Imported for/Importe pour: SHOPPERS DRUG MART PHARMAPRIX., Toronto, M2J 4W8, by/par: Arrow OTC Inc., Mississauga, Ontario L5N 2B8, UPC: 0 57800 19617 4; j) LiveBetter, Distributed By Onpoint. Inc., 2 Paragon Drive, Montvale, NJ 07645, UPC: 0 41310 62041 0; k) meijer, Dist. by Meijer Distribution, Inc., 2929 Walker Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49544, UPC: 0 41250 82918 8; l) Publix, Distributed by Publix Super Markets, Inc., 3300 Publix Corporate Parkway, Lakeland, FL 33811, UPC: 0 41415 01176 2; m) QUALITY CHOICE, Distributed by Quality Choice, Novi, MI 48376, UPC: 6 35515 99505 5; n) REDNESS RELIEF ASTRINGENT, Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy, Inc., One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895, UPC: 0 50428 79686 3; o)Rexall, Manufactured for: Rexall Brands Corp., Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1R9, Imported by: Arrow OTC Company, Mississauga, Ontario L5N 2B8, UPC: 7 71058 10159 8; p) Rexall, Fabrique pour: Rexall Brands Corp., Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1R9, Importe par: Arrow OTC Company, Mississauga, Ontario L5N 2B8, UPC: 7 71058 10159 8; q) select brand, Distributed by: SELECT BRAND DISTRIBUTORS, Pine Bluff, AR 71603, UPC: 0 15127 00363 6; r) Smart sense, Distributed by: Kmart Corporation, Hoffman Estates, IL 60179, UPC: 7 20007 96092 2; s) TopCare, Distributed by Topco Associates LLC, 7711 Gross Point Road, Skokie, IL 60077, UPC: 0 36800 03640 6; t)WESTERN FAMILY, Distributed by Western Family Foods, Inc., P.O. Box 4057 Portland, OR 97208, UPC: 0 15400 04552 0.
302,976 Bottles, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Drug recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Lot #: 3B251, Expiry: 02/16; Lot #: 3B250, Expiry: 02/16; Lot #: 3B251, Expiry: 02/16; Lot #: 3C252, Expiry: 03/16; Lot #: 3C253, Expiry: 03/16.
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Barcodes and drug codes
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NDC
48879-010-07 -
UPC
321130700678 -
UPC
070038470106 -
UPC
041163251144 -
UPC
180410000187 -
UPC
041220869367 -
UPC
725439933827 -
UPC
075450297775 -
UPC
011110385994 -
UPC
057800196174 -
UPC
041310620410 -
UPC
041250829188 -
UPC
041415011762 -
UPC
635515995055 -
UPC
050428796863 -
UPC
771058101598 -
UPC
015127003636 -
UPC
720007960922 -
UPC
036800036406 -
UPC
015400045520
As FDA’s description and codes give them; the UPCs written as digits only.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
U.S. Nationwide and Canada (Ontario).
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Dec 4, 2014.
- FDA classified it on Dec 23, 2014.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Dec 31, 2014.
- FDA terminated it on Oct 26, 2015.
FDA, Drug recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- K C Pharmaceuticals Inc, of Pomona, CA.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Drug recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Drug recall enforcement reports.
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