Bayer Recalls Alka-Seltzer Gold Tablets Due to Defective Blister Pack Foil
Bayer HealthCare is recalling Alka-Seltzer Gold effervescent tablets because customer complaints confirmed small holes or cracks in the foil of the blister packs.
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, but the hazard is a packaging defect (holes/cracks in foil) without reported injuries or illnesses, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity voluntary precautionary recall.
Plain-English summary
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 56,064 36-count cartons of Alka-Seltzer Gold effervescent tablets. The product is distributed nationwide and is made in Germany. The specific lot codes affected are BTAHGR0, BTAHGR1, and BTAHGR2, all with an expiration date of 05/19, and BTAJ0K3 with an expiration date of 07/19.
The recall was initiated due to confirmed customer complaints regarding small holes or cracks in the foil of the blister packs. This defect is classified as a defective container issue. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II.
Consumers who have purchased these specific lot codes should stop using the product and contact Bayer HealthCare for a refund or replacement. The recall is limited to the specific lot codes and expiration dates listed above.
The recalled product
- Product
- Alka-Seltzer Gold (1000 mg Anhydrous citric acid, 344 mg Antacid Potassium bicarbonate, 1050 mg Antacid Sodium bicarbonate/Antacid) Effervescent Tablets, 36-count carton, Made in Germany, Distributed by Bayer HealthCare, LLC Whippany, NJ 07981, UPC 016500041085
- Manufacturer
- Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- 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)
- BTAHGR0
- Exp. 05/19 BTAHGR1
- Exp. 05/19 BTAHGR2
- Exp. 05/19 BTAJ0K3
- Exp. 07/19
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, 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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