The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Drugs)·D-0558-2026·Announced 2026-06-10

Tums assorted fruit antacid tablets contain small metallic particles

Tums Antacid Assorted Fruit tablets, calcium carbonate 1000 mg in 160-count bottles, are being recalled because of small metallic particles in the chewable tablets.

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 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: Metallic particles in a chewable tablet are a physical hazard capable of causing injury, a risk of harm with no injuries reported in the source.

Plain-English summary

Haleon Calcium Carbonate Tums Antacid, Assorted Fruit Tablets, 1000 mg, 160-count bottle, UPC 3 07660 74610 2, is being recalled. The recalling firm is Guardian Drug Co. Inc.

The stated reason is the presence of a foreign substance: small metallic particles in the chewable tablets. The FDA classified the action as Class II.

Affected lots are 1096075, 1096076, 1096077 and 1096078, expiring 1/31/2029. Distribution was USA nationwide.

Consumers who have an affected lot should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase. Anyone injured after taking the tablets should seek medical advice.

The recalled product

Product
HALEON CALCIUM CARBONATE TUMS ANTACID, Assorted Fruit Tablets, 1000 mg, 160-count bottle, Haleon, Warren, NJ 07059, UPC 3 07660 74610 2.
Manufacturer
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
Category
Drug — Antacid tablet
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 (5)

  • Lot #: 1096075
  • 1096076
  • 1096077
  • 1096078
  • Exp 1/31/2029.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 23 recalled by Guardian Drug Co. Inc. 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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