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Up & Up Children's Cetirizine Recall: Bacterial Contamination Risk

Target's Up & Up children's allergy relief cetirizine oral solution is recalled due to potential bacterial contamination. Check lot numbers and expiration dates.

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cGMP Deviations: Firm was notified by their supplier of Cetirizine HCL Oral Solution, USP, 1mg/mL, 4oz, of the voluntary recall that they have initiated due to potential contamination with Burkholderia cepacia (B.cepacia) and Ralstonia pickettii (R. pickettii).

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Recalling firmP & L Developments, LLC200 Hicks St · Westbury, NY 11590-3323

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P & L Developments, LLC has initiated a voluntary recall of Up & Up Children's Cetirizine Oral Solution because the product may be contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia and Ralstonia pickettii bacteria. The firm was notified by its supplier of this potential contamination issue. Approximately 124,512 bottles are affected across various lot numbers. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/38725-up-up-children-s-cetirizine-recall-bacterial-contamination-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/38725-up-up-children-s-cetirizine-recall-bacterial-contamination-risk · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-1409-2019

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“Up & Up Children's Cetirizine Recall: Bacterial Contamination Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/38725-up-up-children-s-cetirizine-recall-bacterial-contamination-risk. Based on FDA recall #D-1409-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1409-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on June 5, 2019, that P & L Developments LLC voluntarily recalled Up & Up Children's Cetirizine Oral Solution due to potential contamination with Burkholderia cepacia and Ralstonia pickettii. The recall affects 124,512 bottles distributed nationwide.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Up & Up
Product: Children's Cetirizine Oral Solution, Antihistamine, Dye Free, Grape Flavor, 4 FL. oz.
UPC: 359726178044
Lot codes: A98495, C03882, A49664 (Exp. 5/19); C06541 (Exp. 6/19); C05532, F00527 (Exp. 10/19); F00528, F07279 (Exp. 12/19); F07842, F10237 (Exp. 2/20)
NDC: 11673-178-04

The hazard

The firm was notified by its supplier of a voluntary recall due to potential contamination with Burkholderia cepacia and Ralstonia pickettii. The hazard stems from current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) deviations.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show P & L Developments LLC has three other recalls on record since April 14, 2014. Other recent recalls of similar products include JB Chemicals Recalls Cetirizine Tablets Due to Cross-Contamination (June 24, 2026), Victory Medical Center Pharmacy Glutathione Vials Recall: Bacterial Contamination Risk (July 1, 2026), and Walgreens Saline Nasal Spray with Xylitol Recall: Microbial Contamination Risk (Nov. 12, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Look for a 4 FL. oz. (118 mL) bottle of Up & Up Children's allergy relief Antihistamine, Dye Free, Grape Flavor Cetirizine Oral Solution 1 mg/mL distributed by Target Corporation. Check the label for NDC 11673-178-04 and UPC 359726178044. Affected lots include A98495 (Exp 5/19), C03882 (Exp 6/19), A49664, C06541 (Exp 6/19), C05532, F00527 (Exp 10/19), F00528, F07279 (Exp 12/19), F07842, and F10237 (Exp 2/20).

Brand
Up & Up
Product
Cetirizine Oral Solution 1 mg/mL, Up & Up, Children's allergy relief, Antihistamine, Dye Free, Grape Flavor, 4 FL. oz
Category
Drug

FDA recall event · 3 products

All 3 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Distribution
Nationwide in the U.S.

Recall number	Product, codes & lots	Quantity
D-1407-2019	Cetirizine HCL Oral Solution 1 mg/mL, Children's Allergy, Antihistamine, Dye Free, Gluten Free, Grape Flavor, 5 mg/5mL, 4 FL. oz. Bottle, Distributed by Dolgencorp, LLC, 100 mission ridge, Goodlettsville, TN 37072, NDC 55910-878-04, UPC 359726178051.; Lot #s: C00138; A48440, Exp. 5/19; C02434; C04186, Exp. 6/19; C07864, Exp. 7/19; F13277; C08962; F13778, Exp. 10/19; C11746; F05899; F13777, Exp. 12/19; F09356; F10784; F13595, Exp. 2/20; F22355; F23239, Exp. 8/20.	202,068 bottles
D-1408-2019	Cetirizine Oral Solution 1 mg/mL, Children's Allergy, Antihistamine, Dye Free, Grape Flavor, 4 FL. oz. Bottle, Distributed by C.D.M.A. Inc., Novi, MI 48376, Quality Choice, NDC 63868-430-04, UPC 635515992474.; Lot #s: C04866; C09863, Exp. 10/19; F01267, Exp. 12/19; F12609, Exp. 2/20; F25327, Exp. 8/20.	17,664 bottles
D-1409-2019	Cetirizine Oral Solution 1 mg/mL, Up & Up, Children's allergy relief, Antihistamine, Dye Free, Grape Flavor, 4 FL. oz. (118 mL) Bottle, Distributed by Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN 55403, NDC 11673-178-04, UPC 359726178044.; Lot #s: A98495; C03882; A49664, Exp. 5/19; C06541, Exp. 6/19; C05532; F00527, Exp. 10/19; F00528; F07279, Exp. 12/19; F07842; F10237, Exp. 2/20.	124,512 bottles

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Stop using the product
Do not give this medication to children if you have any of the affected lot numbers.
Check your bottle
Verify the lot number and expiration date on the label against the recalled lots listed in the record.
Contact Target or manufacturer
The recall record does not specify a return or refund process; contact Target Corporation or P & L Developments, LLC for further instructions.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

FDA distribution: “Nationwide in the U.S.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 15 months after the firm started it.

Jun 5, 2019Firm started the recall
Jun 20, 2019FDA classified it Class II
Jun 26, 2019Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Sep 9, 2020FDA terminated the recall

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

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #D-1409-2019 (June 5, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1409-2019 to see it in context.
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