Walgreens Vitamins Recalled by International Vitamin Due to Failure to Meet Child-Resistant Closure Requirement
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2015-06-11 · 15162
Hazards
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.
Recall
Number
15162
Date
2015-06-11
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Multivitamin Women 50+ tablets
Remedies
Options
Replace
Companies
Manufacturer(s)
International Vitamin Corporation (IVC), of Freehold, N.J.
Retailer(s)
Walgreens drug stores nationwide from January 2015 through March 2015 for about $16.
Country of manufacture
United States
Description
This recall involves "Well at Walgreens" Multivitamin Women 50+ tablets. The white plastic bottles contain 200 multivitamin tablets. "Well at Walgreens Multivitamin Women 50+" is printed on the bottle's white and silver label. A yellow band at the top of the label states "Value Size." UPC number 3-11917-17262-0 and one of the following lot numbers 000001 (EXP 9/2016), 000002 (EXP 12/2016) or 000003 (EXP 11/2016) are printed on the back of the bottles on a white label.