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EcoLips Sport Lip Balm SPF 30 Recall: Higher Avobenzone Concentration Than FDA Allowable

EcoLips Inc recalls Sport Lip Balm SPF 30 with 5% avobenzone, exceeding FDA's 3% limit. Consumers should stop using this product due to potential safety concerns.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-1310-2020Drug Eco Lips ›

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Superpotent Drug: The active ingredient, avobenzone, is used at 5% which is higher than the allowable 3% in the sunscreen formula per FDA sunscreen regulations.

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Recalling firmEco Lips Inc1199 44th St · Marion, IA 52302-1545

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

EcoLips Inc is recalling Sport Lip Balm SPF 30 because it contains 5% avobenzone, which exceeds the FDA's maximum allowable concentration of 3%. This higher concentration may pose safety risks, though the product is not intended for medical use. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/37117-ecolips-sport-lip-balm-spf-30-recall-higher-avobenzone-concentration.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/37117-ecolips-sport-lip-balm-spf-30-recall-higher-avobenzone-concentration · Updated October 5, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-1310-2020

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“EcoLips Sport Lip Balm SPF 30 Recall: Higher Avobenzone Concentration Than FDA Allowable.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/37117-ecolips-sport-lip-balm-spf-30-recall-higher-avobenzone-concentration. Based on FDA recall #D-1310-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1310-2020%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on May 15, 2020, that Eco Lips Inc is recalling EcoLips Sport Lip Balm because the active ingredient avobenzone is present at 5%, exceeding the allowable limit of 3% per FDA sunscreen regulations. The agency classified this as a Class II recall.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Eco Lips
Product: EcoLips Sport Lip Balm, SPF 30
UPC: 859623000030, 859623000177, 859623000573, 859623000092, 859623000108, 859623000139, 859623000146, 859623000184, 859623000535, 859623001037
Lot codes: S-17-157, S-17-163C, S-17-187, S-17-S194, S-17-262, S-17-271, S-17-339, S-18-029, S-18-044, S-18-072, S-18-116, S-18-145, S-18-227, S-18-355, 00003 19081, 00003 19304
Distribution: Nationwide within the US

The hazard

The hazard is a superpotent drug classification because the active ingredient avobenzone is used at 5%, which is higher than the allowable 3% in the sunscreen formula per FDA sunscreen regulations.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Eco Lips, Inc has 2 other recalls on record since 2022-04-29. Other recent recalls of similar products include Juice Beauty SPF 8 Lip Moisturizer Recall (2022-06-29) and Eco Lips Lip Balm Recall (2022-04-29). Other recent recalls of similar products include Sun Pharmaceutical Fluocinolone Acetonide Solution Recall (2025-12-30), Shoolin Pharma Chem Tadalafil Recall (2026-08-03) and Shoolin Pharma Chem Sildenafil Recall (2026-08-03).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'EcoLips Sport Lip Balm, SPF 30' with avobenzone (5%), octinoxate (10%), and octisalate (5%). The product was sold with specific UPC codes and lot numbers listed in the recall notice.

Brand
Eco Lips
Product
Eco Lips Inc recalls EcoLips Sport Lip Balm, SPF 30, Avobenzone (5%), Octinoxate (10%), Octisalate (5%), Net Wt. 0.15 oz. (4.25g) tube, Eco
Category
Drug

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Stop Using Now
Immediately stop using the recalled lip balm as it contains a higher concentration of avobenzone than allowed by the FDA.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

FDA distribution: “Nationwide within the US.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 4 months after the firm started it.

May 15, 2020Firm started the recall
Jun 15, 2020FDA classified it Class II
Jun 24, 2020Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Sep 28, 2020FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/37117-ecolips-sport-lip-balm-spf-30-recall-higher-avobenzone-concentration">EcoLips Sport Lip Balm SPF 30 Recall: Higher Avobenzone Concentration Than FDA Allowable (GovInfoNow)</a>

Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #D-1310-2020 (May 15, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1310-2020 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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