The Vitamin Shoppe Recalls Energy Formula Multivitamins Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
Recall 20732 · Apr 16, 2020 · The Vitamin Shoppe
2,800
units affected
2,800
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 20732
- Date
- Apr 16, 2020
- Company
- The Vitamin Shoppe
- Units affected
- 2,800
- Product
- Vitamin Shoppe Energy Formula Multivitamins (90 Tablets)
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Poisoning
The product
This recall involves The Vitamin Shoppe's Energy Formula multivitamins in a white bottle with a blue, white, and gold label. Each bottle contains 90 tablets and has the code VS-3293 with the lot number 8102351 located on the bottom of the bottle.
What can happen
The product is a dietary supplement containing iron which must be in child resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The packaging of the product is not child resistant, posing a poisoning risk if the contents are swallowed by young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children. Contact The Vitamin Shoppe for instructions on how to dispose of the product and receive a refund or merchandise credit. All known purchasers are being notified directly by the firm about the recall.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported
- Sold at
- The Vitamin Shoppe stores nationwide and online at VitaminShoppe.com from April 2019 through January 2020 for between $15 and $22.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled vitamin shoppe energy formula multivitamins (90 tablets)?
Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children. Contact The Vitamin Shoppe for instructions on how to dispose of the product and receive a refund or merchandise credit. All known purchasers are being notified directly by the firm about the recall.
What is the hazard?
The product is a dietary supplement containing iron which must be in child resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The packaging of the product is not child resistant, posing a poisoning risk if the contents are swallowed by young children.
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.