CPSC2006-03-16
CPSC, Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group Announce Recall of Iron Supplements
Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group, of Freehold, N.J.
Hazard
The iron supplements are not in child-resistant packaging, as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Ingesting multiple iron supplements at once can cause serious injury or death to young children.
Remedy
Consumers should keep this product out of reach of children and return it to Walgreens for a free replacement.
Sold at
Walgreens retail stores nationwide from April 2005 through October 2005 for about $5.
Affected count
About 64,000
Injuries reported
No injuries or incidents have been reported.
Manufactured in
United States
Products
Walgreens High Potency Iron Supplement
Consumer contact
For additional information or for a free replacement cap, contact Inverness at 1-(888) 698-5032 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Consumers also may visit www.walgreens.com
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2006/CPSC-Inverness-Medical-Nutritionals-Group-Announce-Recall-of-Iron-SupplementsDon't want to check this manually?
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