Equate Children's Pain and Fever recalled due to contaminated excipient
Perrigo Company is recalling Equate Children's Pain and Fever (Acetaminophen) oral suspension nationwide due to manufacturing deviations involving contaminated excipient from a supplier.
What this means for you
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: This is an FDA Class II recall involving a manufacturing deviation with contaminated excipient. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries, and the hazard is precautionary in nature. Per the rubric, Class II recalls without reported hospitalization or injury typically score at 2 (Moderate).
Plain-English summary
Perrigo Company PLC is recalling Equate Children's Pain and Fever (Acetaminophen), a bubble gum flavored oral suspension containing 160 mg/5 ml, distributed by Walmart Inc. The recall affects 83,760 packs nationwide.
The recall was issued because the products were manufactured with a contaminated excipient that had been recalled from the excipient supplier. This constitutes a CGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices) deviation.
Affected batches include: Batch 1BK0794 with expiration date 12/31/2022, and Batch 1BK1035 with expiration date 01/31/2023. The product is identified by NDC 49035-313-26.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact Perrigo or the retailer for instructions on return or disposal.
The recalled product
- Product
- EQUATE CHILDRENS PAIN AND FEVER (ACETAMINOPHEN)
- Brand
- EQUATE CHILDRENS PAIN AND FEVER
- Manufacturer
- Perrigo Company PLC
- Hazard
- contaminated-excipient
- manufacturing-deviation
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)
- Batch: 1BK0794
- Exp 12/31/2022
- 1BK1035
- Exp 01/31/2023
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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