Product Recall Number: 15-162
Why was Multivitamin Women 50+ tablets recalled?
The packaging is not child-resistant and senior friendly as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The multivitamin supplement tablets inside the bottle contain iron, which can cause serious injury or death to young children if multiple tablets are ingested at once.
Product Recall Number: 15-162
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-06-11
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Multivitamin Women 50+ tablets
Description: The multivitamin supplement tablets inside the non child-resistant bottles contain iron, which can cause serious injury or death to young children if multiple tablets are ingested at once.
Hazard Description: The packaging is not child-resistant and senior friendly as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The multivitamin supplement tablets inside the bottle contain iron, which can cause serious injury or death to young children if multiple tablets are ingested at once.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 17,000
Incidents: None reported
Remedy: Consumers should immediately place recalled bottles out of the reach of children and contact International Vitamin Corp. for a free replacement child-resistant cap.
Sold At: Walgreens drug stores nationwide from January 2015 through March 2015 for about $16.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: International Vitamin Corporation (IVC), of Freehold, N.J.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed