# FDA recall D-1044-2017

> **Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.** · Class II · drug recall initiated 2017-03-30.

## Product

Alka-Seltzer Original ( 325 mg Aspirin (NSAID), 1916 mg Analgesic, Sodium bicarbonate/Antacid, 1000 mg Anhydrous Citric Acid) Effervescent Tablets, 12-count carton,  Made in Germany, Distributed by Bayer HealthCare, LLC Whippany, NJ 07981, UPC 016500040194

## Reason for recall

Defective Container: Confirmed customer compliant of small holes or cracks in the foil of blister packs.

## Distribution

Nationwide

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** D-1044-2017
- **Recalling firm:** Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** drug
- **Status:** Terminated
- **Initiation date:** 2017-03-30
- **Report date:** 2017-08-09
- **Termination date:** 2020-01-08

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Morristown, NJ, United States

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-1044-2017

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall D-1044-2017. Retrieved 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/D-1044-2017. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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