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

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Recall Category: Kids Recalls

Recall Date: 2002-03-12T00:00:00

Product: Nature's Valley, Women's Formula Multivitamin

Company: Leiner Health Products, of Carson, Calif.

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.

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.

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

Incidents / 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.

Recall Number: 02117

Product Type: Feeding / Teething Products

Hazard Type: Fall / Injury Hazard, Chemical / Toxicity Hazard

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