Safety regulator, Leiner Health Products Announce Recall of Dietary Supplements Containing Iron
Recall 02117 · Mar 12, 2002 · Leiner Health Products
14,000
units affected
14,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 02117
- Date
- Mar 12, 2002
- Company
- Leiner Health Products
- Units affected
- 14,000
- Product
- Nature's Valley, Women's Formula Multivitamin
- Product type
- Vitamins & Supplements
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
The product included in the recall is "Nature's Valley, Women's Formula Multivitamin." The supplement was sold in a brown plastic bottle with a light yellow label. The bottles have UPC code "0 41163 27006 0" located on the back of the bottle The recalled product is packaged in containers of 60 tablets and have green screw-on caps. Only bottles with lot numbers IFA2750 and IFA2751 are included in the recall. The lot numbers are written vertically down the back of the bottle.
What can happen
The supplements being recalled are not packaged in child-resistant packaging, as required under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. If ingested by children, these iron-containing supplements can cause serious injury or death.
The fix
Consumers should immediately remove the bottles from the reach of young children and return them to the store where purchased, for a refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.
- Sold at
- Albertson's, Jewel, Osco, Sav-on and Acme sold these recalled supplement bottles nationwide, from July 2001 through February 2002, for between $8 and $9.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled nature's valley, women's formula multivitamin?
Consumers should immediately remove the bottles from the reach of young children and return them to the store where purchased, for a refund.
What is the hazard?
The supplements being recalled are not packaged in child-resistant packaging, as required under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. If ingested by children, these iron-containing supplements can cause serious injury or death.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.