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Unrated Drug recall · FDA · Published November 14, 2024

Kirkland Severe Cold & Flu Recall: CGMP Deviations

LNK International recalls Kirkland Severe Cold & Flu Plus Congestion caplets due to CGMP deviations. Check lot numbers P139953 and P139815.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #D-0115-2025DrugKirkland Signature ›
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LNK International, Inc. is recalling Kirkland Severe Cold & Flu Plus Congestion caplets because of Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) deviations. The product was released when it should have been rejected during manufacturing. The recall covers specific lots distributed to a wholesale retail customer who may have further distributed the product nationwide. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/32433-kirkland-severe-cold-flu-recall-cgmp-deviations.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/32433-kirkland-severe-cold-flu-recall-cgmp-deviations · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0115-2025

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“Kirkland Severe Cold & Flu Recall: CGMP Deviations.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/32433-kirkland-severe-cold-flu-recall-cgmp-deviations. Based on FDA recall #D-0115-2025 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0115-2025%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Nov. 14, 2024, that LNK International, Inc. is recalling Kirkland Signature Severe Cold & Flu Plus Congestion caplets due to CGMP deviations where released product should have been rejected. The recall affects specific lots distributed nationwide.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Kirkland Signature
  • Product: Severe Cold & Flu Plus Congestion Caplets
  • Day - 112 coated caplets blister pack; (Acetaminophen 325mg, Dextromethorphan HBr 10 mg, Guaifenesin 200 mg, Phenylephrine HCl 5 mg)
  • Night - 56 coated caplets blister pack; (Acetaminophen 325mg, Dextromethorphan HBr 10 mg, Doxylamine succinate 6.25 mg, Phenylephrine HCl 5 mg)
  • NDC# 63981-795-81
  • Lot # P139953, exp. date 2026/AUG
  • Lot # P139815, exp. date 2026/AUG

The hazard

The recall is due to CGMP deviations where the released product should have been rejected.

Context

LNK International, Inc. has 5 other recalls on record since 2012-07-18. Other recent recalls of similar products include LNK Walgreens Sinus Relief Product Mislabeled as Decongestant-Free (2022-10-11), LNK Nighttime Sleep-Aid Tablets: Incorrect Labeling Risk (2022-08-04), and LNK International Acetaminophen Tablets Recalled for Incorrect Labeling (2021-07-07). Other recent recalls of similar products include Blossom Pharmaceuticals Globe Clotrimazole Cream Recall: Cgmp Deviations (2025-10-31), Wells Pharma Ketamine Injectable Solution Recall: C G M P Deviations (2026-04-01), and Wells Pharma Fentanyl Citrate Injectable Solution Recall: Cgmp Deviations (2026-04-01).

How to tell if you have this one

Check your package for NDC# 63981-795-81. Look for Lot # P139953 with an expiration date of 2026/AUG or Lot # P139815 with an expiration date of 2026/AUG. The product includes Day and Night caplets blister packs.

  • Brand
    Kirkland Signature
  • Category
    Drug

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

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FDA distribution: “Product was distributed to 1 wholesale retail customer who may have further distribute the product nationwide.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 10 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Nov 14, 202412. FDA classified it Class II: Dec 9, 202423. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Dec 18, 202434. FDA terminated the recall: Sep 2, 2025420242025
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #D-0115-2025 (November 14, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0115-2025 to see it in context.
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