FDA recall D-906-2013

Product

Maalox Extra Strength Antacid (calcium carbonate) chewable tablets,1000 mg, Wild Berry flavor, packaged in a) 35-count (UPC 0 58478 44829 9) and b) 65-count (UPC 0 58478 44842 8) tablets per bottle, Novartis Consumer Health Canada Inc., Mississauga, ON L5N 2X7, foreign labeling containing English and French, NPN 02238291.

Reason for recall

Labeling: Incorrect Or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date: The lot number and/or expiration date may be illegible on the outer plastic bottle packaging.

Distribution

Nationwide, Canada, and Panama.

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2013-08-06

Report date

2013-08-28

Termination date

2014-11-04

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Lincoln, NE, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-906-2013