Recalls / 2002-03-12

CPSC, Leiner Health Products Announce Recall of Dietary Supplements Containing Iron

02117 · Recalled 2002-03-12 · CPSC page

Front view of Nature's Valley, Women's Formula Multivitamin bottle

Description

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.

Hazards

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.

Reported injuries

CPSC and Leiner have not received any reports of injuries involving these products. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately remove the bottles from the reach of young children and return them to the store where purchased, for a refund.

Products

Name	Model	Units
Nature's Valley, Women's Formula Multivitamin		About 14,000

Parties

Manufacturer: Leiner Health Products
Sold at: Albertson's, Jewel, Osco, Sav-on, Acme sold these recalled supplement bottles nationwide, from July 2001 through February 2002, for, $9.

Consumer contact

For additional information, contact Leiner Health Products at (800) 421-1168 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.

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Back view of Nature's Valley, Women's Formula Multivitamin bottle

Source: CPSC recall 02117. Inclusion in this database is not legal or medical advice.