The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Drugs)·D-0564-2026·Announced 2026-06-10

Market Basket ultra strength antacid tablets contain small metallic particles

Market Basket Antacid, calcium carbonate 1000 mg ultra strength, is being recalled because of the presence 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

Market Basket Antacid, calcium carbonate 1000 mg, ultra strength, 72 tablets, distributed by De Moulas Supermarkets, Inc. of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, UPC 0 49705 83149 6, is being recalled.

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.

The affected lot is 1716089, expiring January 2029. Distribution was USA nationwide.

Consumers who have the 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
MARKET BASKET ANTACID Calcium Carbonate 1000 mg, ULTRA STRENGTH, 72 Tablets, Distributed by: De Moules Supermarkets, Inc.,Tewksbury, Mass 01875, UPC 0 49705 83149 6.
Manufacturer
Guardian Drug Co. Inc.
Category
Drug — Antacid tablet
Hazard

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Lot numbers (2)

  • Lot #: 1716089
  • expires: JAN 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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