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.
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: 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
- foreign-object
- metallic-particles
- physical-hazard
- class-ii
- otc-drug
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.
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