CPSC, Leiner Health Products Announce Recall of
CPSC, Leiner Health Products Announce Recall of Multivitamins
Why was CPSC, Leiner Health Products Announce Recall of recalled?
The vitamins, which contain iron that can cause serious injury or death if ingested by children, do not have child-resistant packaging, as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should keep this product out of reach of children and return the product to the nearest Long's retail store for a refund or replacement. Contact: Call Leiner Health Products at (800) 421-1168 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday. Consumers may visit www.leiner.com and www.longs.com for information about this recall.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Long's Central-Vite Multivitamins
- Company
- Leiner Health Products, of Carson, Calif.
- Quantity
- About 13,000
- Sold at
- Long's retail stores nationwide from March 2004 through December 2004 for about $16.
- Recall date
- January 28, 2005
- Incidents / injuries
- No injuries or incidents have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The recalled Central Vite multivitamins were sold in a value size container of 500 tablets. The plastic white pill bottle is labeled "Advanced Formula Central Vite® with Lycopene" and "Value Size."