Vicks vaporizers recalled for temperature exposure during shipping
Cardinal Health is recalling Vicks 1.5-gallon vaporizers exposed to temperature excursions during shipping delays in February-March 2021, which may cause inaccurate results. Affected units were distributed in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): 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: This is a Class II recall with no reported illnesses or injuries. The hazard—potential device malfunction from temperature exposure—constitutes a precautionary recall rather than a direct safety risk.
Plain-English summary
Cardinal Health Inc. is recalling Vicks 1.5-gallon vaporizers (Item Number 2354942) due to temperature exposure during shipping.
Vaporizers manufactured between February 23, 2021 and March 10, 2021 experienced temperature excursions of 31.9°F for approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes during transport. According to the manufacturer, this temperature exposure may cause the devices to produce inaccurate results.
The affected vaporizers were distributed nationwide in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
The recalled product
- Product
- VAPORIZER VICKS 1.5GAL Item Number: 2354942
- Manufacturer
- Cardinal Health Inc.
- Affected units
- 1
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 (1)
- NDC/UPC: 328785101508 All lots numbers shipped from 2/23/201 to 3/10/2021
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 14 recalled by Cardinal Health Inc. under a single FDA (Devices) 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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