CPSC, Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group Announce recall
CPSC, Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group Announce Recall of Iron Supplements
Why was CPSC, Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group Announce recalled?
The iron supplements are not in child-resistant packaging, as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Ingesting multiple iron supplements at once can cause serious injury or death to young children.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should keep this product out of reach of children and return it to Walgreens for a free replacement. Contact: For additional information or for a free replacement cap, contact Inverness at 1-(888) 698-5032 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Consumers also may visit www.walgreens.com
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
- Walgreens High Potency Iron Supplement
- Company
- Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group, of Freehold, N.J.
- Quantity
- About 64,000
- Sold at
- Walgreens retail stores nationwide from April 2005 through October 2005 for about $5.
- Recall date
- March 16, 2006
- Incidents / injuries
- No injuries or incidents have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The recalled supplements were sold in a brown plastic bottle. "Walgreens Finest High Potency Iron Supplement" is printed on the yellow and green label on the bottle.