Country Life Recalls Target-Mins Iron Supplement Bottles Due to Lack of Child-Resistant Packaging
What's being recalled
Target-Mins™ Iron Supplement Bottles
Units: About 1,100
This recall involves Country Life Target-Mins 25 mg iron supplements bottles. The bottle is brown with a black top and has a white label with a yellow banner at the top and a green banner at the bottom. The words "IRON," "Country Life" and "90 tablets" are printed on the label. Bar code 015794024927 and Lot Number 13A866B are printed on the far left side of the front label.
UPC: 015794024927
The problem, in CPSC's words
The packaging is not child-resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The supplement tablets inside the bottle contain iron, which can cause serious injury or death to young children if multiple tablets are ingested at once.
Incidents and injuries reported to CPSC
None reported
What CPSC says to do
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Consumers should immediately place recalled bottles out of the reach of children and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund or a replacement bottle.
How to contact the company
Country Life at (800) 645-5768, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, by email at salesadmin@countrylifevitamins.com or visit the firm's website at www.countrylifevitamins.com and click on the "Contact Us" icon, then "Product Questions" for more information.
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Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice 13212, cpsc.gov. Text in quotes is from CPSC. Photos: CPSC.