International Vitamin Corporation · Recalled
International Vitamin Corporation Recalls Live Better Vitamins Due to Failure to Meet Child-Resistant Closure Requirement
The iron supplements are not in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Ingesting multiple iron supplement tablets at once can cause serious injury or death to young children.
- Units
- About 12,000 units
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $8
- Remedy
- Replace
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Affected
The recalled supplements were sold in white plastic bottles. "Live Better Complete Multivitamin One Daily Maximum Formula" is printed in blue and red on a white label on one product and "Live Better Complex Vitamin B50" is printed in blue and green on a white label on the other product.
The file
- Sold at
- A& P Liquor, A&P, Pathmark, Waldbaum's, The Food Emporium, Super Fresh and Food Basics grocery stores in CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, MA, VA and the District of Columbia between June 2009 and October 2010 for about $8.
- Product type
- Vitamins & Supplements
- Made in
- United States
- Recalled by
- International Vitamin Corporation (IVC), of Freehold, N.J.
Incident log
No injuries or incidents have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should keep this product out of reach of children and call International Vitamin Corporation to receive a free replacement child-resistant cap.
For additional information, contact IVC toll-free at (866) 927-5470 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit www.ivcinc.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated JUN 30 2011; last revised JUL 06 2016.
