Vitafusion Melatonin Recalled for Potential Metallic Mesh Presence
Church & Dwight is recalling Vitafusion Melatonin products due to the potential presence of a metallic mesh material.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): 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: The recall involves a physical foreign object (metallic mesh) in a consumer product, which poses a risk of harm (choking or injury) even though no specific injuries are reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is recalling specific bottles of Vitafusion Melatonin 140ct and 44ct products. The recall is being conducted because of the potential presence of a metallic mesh material in the products.
The affected products include 5,475 bottles of the 44ct version and 2,081 bottles of the 140ct version. The products were distributed throughout the US and Canada, Panama, and China. Specific lot codes and product codes are listed in the official recall notice.
Consumers should stop using the affected products and check their lot codes against the recall information. Those with questions should contact the recalling firm.
The recalled product
- Product
- vitafusion Melatonin 140ct, 3 Pack 140 CT vitafusion Melatonin 44ct , 3Pack 44CT
- Category
- Consumer Product — Supplements
- 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 (3)
- Product Code: 0-27917-02671-8 Lot Codes: WA03076990
- WA03077852
- WA02608988 Product Code: 0-27917-28011-0 Lot Codes: WA03076270
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 6 recalled by Church & Dwight Co., Inc. OGI Distribution Center under a single FDA (Food) 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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