CPSC, Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group Announce Recall of Iron Supplements
Recalled March 16, 2006 · CPSC recall 06116 · Inverness Medical Nutritionals
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.
Units
About 64,000
Incidents / injuries
No injuries or incidents have been reported.
Description
The recalled supplements were sold in a brown plastic bottle. "Walgreens Finest High Potency Iron Supplement" is printed on the yellow and green label on the bottle.
What to do
Consumers should keep this product out of reach of children and return it to Walgreens for a free replacement.
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
Product
Walgreens High Potency Iron Supplement
Manufacturer(s)
Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group, of Freehold, N.J.
Retailers
Walgreens retail stores nationwide from April 2005 through October 2005 for about $5.
Made in
United States
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →