Quality Choice sugar free honey lemon cough drops recalled after inspection findings
QC Quality Choice sugar free Menthol Cough Suppressant Oral Anesthetic Cough Drops, honey lemon, 25-count bags, are being recalled following FDA observations at the manufacturing facility.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Drugs): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: Precautionary recall prompted by facility inspection observations that may bear on product quality, with no specific product defect described, which fits the Moderate band.
Plain-English summary
QC Quality Choice Menthol Cough Suppressant Oral Anesthetic Cough Drops, sugar free, honey lemon flavour, 25-count bags, are being recalled. The product is distributed by CDMA, Inc. of Novi, Michigan and made in China. The NDC is 83698-616-25 and the UPC is 635515993372.
The recall is being initiated following FDA's recommendation, based on certain observations noted during an inspection of the manufacturing facility on 15 August 2025 that may bear on product quality. The FDA classified the action as Class II. The source does not describe any specific defect found in the product itself.
Affected lots are 20240720 (expiry 07/20/2026) and 20241030 (expiry 10/30/2026). Distribution was US nationwide.
Consumers who have an affected lot should stop using it and contact the retailer where it was purchased.
The recalled product
- Product
- QUALITY CHOICE (COUGH DROPS HONEY LEMON SUGAR FREE)
- Brand
- QUALITY CHOICE
- Manufacturer
- Xiamen Kang Zhongyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
- Category
- Drug — Cough drops
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)
- Lot # 20240720
- Exp Date: 07/20/2026
- Lot # 20241030
- Exp Date: 10/30/2026.
UPCs (2)
- 0635515993372
- 635515993372
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 15 recalled by Xiamen Kang Zhongyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. under a single FDA (Drugs) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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