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CPSC, Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group Announce Recall of Iron Supplements

U.S. CPSCChemicalIngestionMar 16, 2006
Recalled Iron Supplement
Recalled Iron Supplement

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

Hazard

The iron supplements are not in child-resistant packaging, as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Ingesting multiple iron supplements at once can cause serious injury or death to young children.

Remedy

Consumers should keep this product out of reach of children and return it to Walgreens for a free replacement.

Incidents & injuries

No injuries or incidents have been reported.

Product description

The recalled supplements were sold in a brown plastic bottle. "Walgreens Finest High Potency Iron Supplement" is printed on the yellow and green label on the bottle.

Sold on

Walgreens retail stores nationwide from April 2005 through October 2005 for about $5.

Contact the company

For additional information or for a free replacement cap, contact Inverness at 1-(888) 698-5032 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Consumers also may visit www.walgreens.com

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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