Live Better Vitamins Recalled for Failing Child-Resistant Packaging Requirements
International Vitamin Corporation is recalling Live Better One Daily and Complex Vitamin B50 tablets because the bottles do not meet child-resistant closure standards.
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 or incidents have been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
International Vitamin Corporation (IVC) of Freehold, N.J., is recalling approximately 12,000 units of Live Better One Daily Tablets and Live Better Complex Vitamin B50 Tablets. The recall is due to the products failing to meet the child-resistant closure requirements mandated by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The supplements were sold in white plastic bottles with specific blue, red, or green labeling.
The hazard associated with this recall is that the iron supplements are not in child-resistant packaging. Ingesting multiple iron supplement tablets at once can cause serious injury or death to young children. No injuries or incidents have been reported in connection with this recall.
The affected products were sold at A&P Liquor, A&P, Pathmark, Waldbaum's, The Food Emporium, Super Fresh, and Food Basics grocery stores in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia, and the District of Columbia between June 2009 and October 2010 for about $8. Consumers should keep the product out of reach of children and contact IVC toll-free at (866) 927-5470 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit www.ivcinc.com, to receive a free replacement child-resistant cap.
The recalled product
- Product
- Live Better One Daily Tablets and Live Better Complex Vitamin B50 Tablets
- Affected units
- 12,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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