Equate Cherry Cough Drops recalled for potential glass and silicone contamination
Bestco LLC is recalling Equate Cherry Cough Drops nationwide due to potential glass and silicone particulates from manufacturing deviations. Affected products are 30-drop and 160-drop bags expiring December 31, 2026.
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: FDA Class II recall involving potential glass and silicone contamination in an orally consumed product. No illnesses or injuries reported; the hazard is potential rather than confirmed, but constitutes a risk-of-harm product where physical injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Bestco LLC is recalling Equate Cherry Cough Drops due to Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) deviations that resulted in potential glass and silicone particulates in the product. The product is a menthol cough suppressant and oral anesthetic.
The recall affects two sizes of Equate Cherry Cough Drops: 30-drop bags (item number 20000462) and 160-drop bags (item number 20000463). Both affected products have an expiration date of December 31, 2026. The recall includes 1,597 cases of the 12-pack size and 73 cases of the 4-pack size, distributed nationwide in the United States.
Consumers who have obtained the affected product should be aware of the potential contamination risk from glass and silicone particulates in this orally consumed product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Equate Cherry Cough Drops, Menthol cough suppressant/Oral Anesthetic, a) 30 drops per bag, item number 20000462, b) 160 drops per bag, item number 20000463, Bestco, 288 Mazeppa Road, Mooresville, NC 28115
- Manufacturer
- Bestco LLC
- Category
- Drug — Cough Suppressant
- Hazard
- glass-particulates
- silicone-particulates
- choking-hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (4)
- a) 100041954
- Exp 12/31/2026
- b) 100042048
- 100042060
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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