FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Colgate Palmolive Company: Colgate Adult Motion Battery Toothbrush UPC 035000686213 Dist. by Colgate-Palmolive Co. New York, NY 10022 Made in China. For teeth cleansing.
- Recall number
- Z-1870-2012
- Recalling firm
- Colgate Palmolive Company
- Product
- Colgate Adult Motion Battery Toothbrush UPC 035000686213 Dist. by Colgate-Palmolive Co. New York, NY 10022 Made in China. For teeth cleansing.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-03-23
- Posted
- 2012-06-27
- Terminated
- 2013-06-19
- Reason
- Brush battery cap was forcibly blown off at the end of the brush handle.
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Colgate-Palmolive Company sent an "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter dated March 22, 2012 to all affected customers. The letter identifies the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers. The letter requests the termination of sale and segregation of the affected product for return. Contact your Colgate-Palmolive representative to coordinate return of the affected product or if you have any questions concerning this matter.
- Quantity
- 6006 toothbrushes (total)
- Distribution
- Nationwide Distribution.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All products
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- MMD
- Firm FEI
- 2211157
- Firm city
- Morristown
- Firm state
- NJ
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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