The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·06116·Announced 2006-03-16

Walgreens High Potency Iron Supplement Recalled for Packaging Defect

Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group is recalling Walgreens High Potency Iron Supplements because they lack required child-resistant packaging.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (iron supplements) where serious injury or death is possible if ingested by children, but no injuries have been reported.

Plain-English summary

Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group, of Freehold, N.J., is recalling approximately 64,000 units of Walgreens High Potency Iron Supplement. The recalled supplements were sold in brown plastic bottles with yellow and green labels. The product was sold at Walgreens retail stores nationwide from April 2005 through October 2005 for about $5.

The recall was initiated because 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. No injuries or incidents have been reported.

Consumers should keep this product out of reach of children and return it to Walgreens for a free replacement. For additional information or a free replacement cap, consumers may contact Inverness at 1-(888) 698-5032 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit www.walgreens.com.

The recalled product

Product
Walgreens High Potency Iron Supplement
Manufacturer
Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group, of Freehold, N.J.
Category
Consumer Product — Vitamins & Supplements
Hazard
Affected units
64,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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