CPSC2013-06-06
Country Life Recalls Target-Mins Iron Supplement Bottles Due to Lack of Child-Resistant Packaging
Country Life LLC, of Hauppauge, New York
Hazard
The packaging is not child-resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The supplement tablets inside the bottle contain iron, which can cause serious injury or death to young children if multiple tablets are ingested at once.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately place recalled bottles out of the reach of children and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund or a replacement bottle.
Sold at
New Seasons, Sprouts Farmers Market, Vitamin Cottage, Whole Foods Market and other natural food stores nationwide from January 2013 to May 2013 for about $10.
Affected count
About 1,100
Injuries reported
None reported
Manufactured in
United States
Remedy type
Replace
Products
Target-Mins™ Iron Supplement Bottles
Consumer contact
Country Life at (800) 645-5768, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, by email at salesadmin@countrylifevitamins.com or visit the firm's website at www.countrylifevitamins.com and click on the "Contact Us" icon, then "Product Questions" for more information.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2013/Country-Life-Recalls-Target-Mins-Iron-Supplement-BottlesDon't want to check this manually?
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