Recall: Calcium Carbonate Antacid Tablets Contain Metal Particles
L. Perrigo Company recalls Healthy Accents, HealthMart, and DG health calcium carbonate chewable antacid tablets due to foreign metal particles.
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Presence of foreign substance: Product found to contain metal particles.
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What happened, in plain English
L. Perrigo Company is recalling Calcium Carbonate chewable antacid tablets because they may contain metal particles. The affected products are sold under the Healthy Accents, HealthMart Pharmacy, and DG health brands. Consumers should check their bottles for specific lot numbers and expiration dates to see if they are included in this recall. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/39439-recall-calcium-carbonate-antacid-tablets-contain-metal-particles.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/39439-recall-calcium-carbonate-antacid-tablets-contain-metal-particles · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-0266-2019
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“Recall: Calcium Carbonate Antacid Tablets Contain Metal Particles.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/39439-recall-calcium-carbonate-antacid-tablets-contain-metal-particles. Based on FDA recall #D-0266-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-0266-2019%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The product was found to contain metal particles, which is a foreign substance that could be swallowed. Ingesting metal particles can cause internal injury or other health complications.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased Calcium Carbonate chewable antacid tablets from the Healthy Accents, HealthMart Pharmacy, or DG health brands nationwide. Individuals with these specific lot numbers and expiration dates are at risk of ingesting foreign metal particles.
How to tell if you have this one
Check your bottle for the following details: Product is Calcium Carbonate chewable tablets, 750mg, in a 60-count bottle. Look for NDC numbers 55316-014-72 (Healthy Accents), 62011-0295-1 (HealthMart Pharmacy), or 55910-717-72 (DG health). Verify the lot numbers are PA17-412, PA17-077, PA17-196, PA17-127, or PA17-150, and that the expiration date is 11/18.
- Brand
Healthy Accents / HealthMart / DG health- Category
Drug
What to do — step by step
Stop using the product
Do not consume the antacid tablets if they match the recalled lot numbers and expiration date.
Check your bottle details
Verify the NDC number, lot number, and expiration date against the recall list to confirm if your specific bottle is affected.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
FDA distribution: “Nationwide USA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 23 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA 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-0266-2019 (November 6, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-0266-2019 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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