Recalls / 2015-06-11

Walgreens Vitamins Recalled by International Vitamin Due to Failure to Meet Child-Resistant Closure Requirement

15162 · Recalled 2015-06-11 · CPSC page

Description

This recall involves "Well at Walgreens" Multivitamin Women 50+ tablets. The white plastic bottles contain 200 multivitamin tablets. "Well at Walgreens Multivitamin Women 50+" is printed on the bottle's white and silver label. A yellow band at the top of the label states "Value Size." UPC number 3-11917-17262-0 and one of the following lot numbers 000001 (EXP 9/2016), 000002 (EXP 12/2016) or 000003 (EXP 11/2016) are printed on the back of the bottles on a white label.

Hazards

The packaging is not child-resistant and senior friendly as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The multivitamin supplement tablets inside the bottle contain iron, which can cause serious injury or death to young children if multiple tablets are ingested at once.

Reported injuries

None reported

Remedy

Consumers should immediately place recalled bottles out of the reach of children and contact International Vitamin Corp. for a free replacement child-resistant cap.

Products

Name	Model	Units
Multivitamin Women 50+ tablets		About 17,000

Parties

Manufacturer: International Vitamin Corporation (IVC)
Made in: United States
Sold at: Walgreens drug from January 2015 through March 2015 for about $16.

Consumer contact

International Vitamin Corp. toll-free at (866) 927-5470 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit www.ivcinc.com and click on Safety Recall Notice at the bottom for more information.

More images

UPC, lot number and expiration date are on the back label

Source: CPSC recall 15162. Inclusion in this database is not legal or medical advice.