The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Drugs)·D-1021-2014·Announced 2014-01-29

Aidapak Recalls Ascorbic Acid Tablets Due to Potential Label Mixup

Aidapak Services, LLC is recalling Ascorbic Acid chew tablets because they may have been mislabeled as Phenol lozenges.

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: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a labeling error (mislabeling) without reported injuries or illnesses, fitting the criteria for moderate severity.

Plain-English summary

Aidapak Services, LLC is recalling Ascorbic Acid, Chew Tablet, 500 mg, Over The Counter, distributed by AidaPak Service, LLC (NDC 00904052660). The recall is due to a labeling error where the product may have been mislabeled as Phenol, Lozenge, 29 mg (NDC 00068021918).

The affected Ascorbic Acid tablets have the pedigree AD60240_54 and an expiration date of 5/22/2014. The potentially mislabeled Phenol lozenges have the pedigree AD60428_4 and an expiration date of 5/22/2014. The repacked drugs were distributed in Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington.

Consumers should check their medication for the specific NDC and pedigree codes listed above. If the product matches the description, they should stop using it and contact their pharmacist or the recalling firm for instructions on return or disposal.

The recalled product

Product
ASCORBIC ACID, CHEW Tablet, 500 mg, Over The Counter, Distributed by: AidaPak Service, LLC, NDC 00904052660.
Affected units
100

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)

  • ASCORBIC ACID
  • CHEW Tablet
  • 500 mg has the following codes: Pedigree: AD60240_54
  • EXP: 5/22/2014.

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 265 recalled by Aidapak Services, LLC 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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