FoodState Recalls Bottles of MegaFood One Daily Supplements Due to Lack of Child-Resistant Packaging
Recall 13110 · Jan 31, 2013 · FoodState
7,400
units affected
7,400
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 13110
- Date
- Jan 31, 2013
- Company
- FoodState
- Units affected
- 7,400
- Product
- MegaFood One Daily Supplement Bottles
- Product type
- Vitamins & Supplements
- Remedy
- Refund, Replacement
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
The recalled supplement bottles are brown glass bottles that contain MegaFood One Daily Tablets. The bottles have a yellow label on the front with the words "MegaFood," "Fresh From Farm To Tablet," "One Daily," "Nourish," "Balance" and "Replenish" printed above a picture of vegetables. Recalled bottles have the following amounts, product codes and lot numbers: Amount Product Code Lot Numbers 60 tablets 51494 10151 10613, 10724 through 10728, 11246 and 12191 90 tablets 51494 10152 180 tablets 51494 10153 The amount is on the bottom right of the front label. The product code and lot numbers are on the 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 bottles of this product out of reach of children and return any recalled bottles to the original place of purchase for a full refund or replacement.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported
- Sold at
- Sprouts Farmers Market, Vitamin Cottage, Whole Foods Market and other natural food stores nationwide from June 2012 to October 2012 for between $39 and $90.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled megafood one daily supplement bottles?
Consumers should immediately place bottles of this product out of reach of children and return any recalled bottles to the original place of purchase for a full refund or replacement.
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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