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InjuryMarch 16, 2006CPSC #06116

CPSC, Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group Announce Recall of Iron Supplements

Product
Vitamins & Supplements
Units affected
64,000
Remedy
replacement

What was recalled

The recalled supplements were sold in a brown plastic bottle. "Walgreens Finest High Potency Iron Supplement" is printed on the yellow and green label on the bottle.

Hazard

The iron supplements are not in child-resistant packaging, as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Ingesting multiple iron supplements at once can cause serious injury or death to young children.

Injuries

No injuries or incidents have been reported.

Made in

United States

Where it was sold

  • Walgreens retail stores nationwide from April 2005 through October 2005 for about $5.

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Recalled Iron Supplement
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