The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·93025·Announced 1992-12-17

GNC Recalls Vita-Worth Iron Tablets Lacking Child-Resistant Caps

General Nutrition Corporation is recalling 100-tablet bottles of Vita-Worth iron tablets because they lack required child-resistant closures, posing a poisoning risk to children.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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 tablets) where serious illness or death is possible if ingested by a child, but no specific injuries or illnesses have been reported for this product, fitting the 'High' severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

General Nutrition Corporation (GNC) is voluntarily recalling 100-tablet bottles of "Vita-Worth" brand iron tablets. The tablets are packaged in white plastic bottles with standard screw-on caps rather than the child-resistant closures required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The recall does not include 60-tablet bottles, which have child-resistant packaging.

The lack of child-resistant closures means a child could accidentally swallow the tablets. The recall notice states that just eight or ten tablets consumed by a child at one time can cause serious illness or death. Approximately 22,000 bottles were sold to consumers between July 1, 1992, and October 31, 1992, through GNC's company-owned and franchisee-owned retail stores nationwide.

Neither GNC nor the CPSC is aware of any poisoning incidents specifically due to these Vita-Worth tablets. However, the CPSC notes that the American Association of Poison Control Centers reported several ingestions and at least 11 deaths in 1991 from iron-containing products. Consumers should immediately return the recalled iron tablets to the store where purchased for a refund.

The recalled product

Product
General Nutrition Corporation Recalls Iron Tablets That Can Cause Serious Illness Or Death
Manufacturer
General Nutrition (GNC)
Category
Consumer Product — Vitamins & Supplements
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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