Country Life Recalls Target-Mins Iron Supplement Bottles Due to Lack of Child-Resistant Packaging
Recall 13212 · Jun 6, 2013 · Country Life
1,100
units affected
1,100
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 13212
- Date
- Jun 6, 2013
- Company
- Country Life
- Units affected
- 1,100
- Product
- Target-Mins™ Iron Supplement Bottles
- Product type
- Vitamins & Supplements
- Remedy
- Refund, Replacement
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
This recall involves Country Life Target-Mins 25 mg iron supplements bottles. The bottle is brown with a black top and has a white label with a yellow banner at the top and a green banner at the bottom. The words "IRON," "Country Life" and "90 tablets" are printed on the label. Bar code 015794024927 and Lot Number 13A866B are printed on the far left side of the front label.
What can happen
The packaging is not child-resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The supplement tablets inside the bottle contain iron, which can cause serious injury or death to young children if multiple tablets are ingested at once.
The fix
Consumers should immediately place recalled bottles out of the reach of children and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund or a replacement bottle.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported
- Sold at
- New Seasons, Sprouts Farmers Market, Vitamin Cottage, Whole Foods Market and other natural food stores nationwide from January 2013 to May 2013 for about $10.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled target-mins™ iron supplement bottles?
Consumers should immediately place recalled bottles out of the reach of children and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund or a replacement bottle.
What is the hazard?
The packaging is not child-resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The supplement tablets inside the bottle contain iron, which can cause serious injury or death to young children if multiple tablets are ingested at once.
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