--- title: Jessica Alba Organic Baby Powder Recalled description: Find out which products were recalled by Jessica Alba's the Honest Company, a line of toxic childcare and home products. canonical: https://time.com/4634402/jessica-alba-honest-company-recall/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-13T15:21:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:04:23.634Z og:title: Jessica Alba's Honest Company Recalls Organic Baby Powder og:description: Because of possible contamination og:url: https://time.com/4634402/jessica-alba-honest-company-recall/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7601a5e9a095058e/6988b583ab6d773e2c6ac77b/jessica-alba-honest-company.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3976 og:image:height: 2237 og:image:alt: Marie Claire's Image Maker Awards 2017 - Red Carpet og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jessica Alba's Honest Company Recalls Organic Baby Powder twitter:description: Because of possible contamination twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7601a5e9a095058e/6988b583ab6d773e2c6ac77b/jessica-alba-honest-company.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jessica Alba's Honest Company Recalls Organic Baby Powder > Sponsored content. 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It is a free newsletter available at time.com/newsletters. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-worth-2026q3/newsletters?i=5d3c14e6-8781-4442-aa79-389a0df9b65d&cr=time-nl-worth-2026q3-v1) by [Kristin Canning / Health.com](https://time.com/author/health-com/) ## Kristin Canning / Health.com Contributor Jan 13, 2017 3:21 PM UTC  WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 10: Actress Jessica Alba attends Marie Claire's Image Maker Awards 2017 at Catch LA on January 10, 2017 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Marie Claire) WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 10: Actress Jessica Alba attends Marie Claire's Image Maker Awards 2017 at Catch LA on January 10, 2017 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Marie Claire) Matt Winkelmeye—Getty Images for Marie Claire by [Kristin Canning / Health.com](https://time.com/author/health-com/) ## Kristin Canning / Health.com Contributor Jan 13, 2017 3:21 PM UTC Jessica Alba’s The Honest Company, a line of non-toxic home and personal care products, is voluntarily recalling all bottles of its organic baby powder because of concerns it could cause infections. “The Honest Company’s products are regularly tested to ensure their safety and quality,” co-founder Christopher Gavigan explained in a video posted on the brand’s site. “During recent testing of our organic baby powder, possible contamination with microorganisms was found, including some species associated with [skin or eye infections](https://blog.honest.com/voluntary-recall-organic-baby-powder/).” **_Read More_**: [_Tumeric May Not Be a Miracle Spice After All_](http://www.health.com/nutrition/turmeric-not-miracle-spice?xid=motto) After consulting with the FDA, the company decided on a recall of the product “out of an abundance of caution,” Gavigan said. The organic baby powder is sold in the United States in [4 oz. bottles with the UPC #817810014529](https://www.honest.com/babypowder-voluntaryrecall). These products have been in stores since April 14\. Customers can return their bottles for a full refund if they wish. **_Read More_** **:** [_Sprain or Strain? How to Tell the Difference_](http://www.health.com/fitness/sprain-strain?xid=motto) “On behalf of my co-founders and everyone here at Honest, I sincerely apologize for this inconvenience,” Gavigan added. “This decision, like all of our decisions, was guided by our ongoing commitment to the health, well-being and satisfaction of our customers.” No other Honest Company products are affected by the recall. If you have questions or concerns, you can reach The Honest Company at 1-888-688-8653 from Monday to Friday, 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST, or email support@thehonestcompany.com. **_Read More_**: [_The Best Age-Erasing Retinol Creams for Dry Skin_](http://www.health.com/beauty/winter-retinol?xid=motto) _This_ [_article_](http://www.health.com/beauty/honest-company-baby-powder-recall?xid=motto) _originally appeared on_ [_Health.com_](http://health.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4634402/jessica-alba-honest-company-recall/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4634402/jessica-alba-honest-company-recall/"},"headline":"Jessica Alba's Honest Company Recalls Organic Baby Powder","datePublished":"2017-01-13T15:21:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:04:23.634Z","description":"Because of possible contamination","url":"https://time.com/4634402/jessica-alba-honest-company-recall/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7601a5e9a095058e/6988b583ab6d773e2c6ac77b/jessica-alba-honest-company.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kristin Canning / Health.com"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7601a5e9a095058e/6988b583ab6d773e2c6ac77b/jessica-alba-honest-company.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Marie Claire's Image Maker Awards 2017 - Red Carpet","caption":"Marie Claire's Image Maker Awards 2017 - Red Carpet","creditText":"Matt Winkelmeye—Getty Images for Marie Claire","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4634402/jessica-alba-honest-company-recall/","name":"Jessica Alba's Honest Company Recalls Organic Baby Powder"}}]}] ```