Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group Recall of Iron Supplements

Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group Recall of Iron Supplements NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2006 Release #06-116 Firm's Recall Hotline: (888) 698-5032 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 CPSC, Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group Announce Recall of Iron Supplements WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should immediately keep this product out of reach of children. Name of Product: Walgreens High Potency Iron Supplement Units: About 64,000 Manufacturer: Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group, of Freehold, N.J. 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. Incidents/Injuries: No injuries or incidents have been reported. Description: 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. Sold at: Walgreens retail stores nationwide from April 2005 through October 2005 for about $5. Manufactured in: U.S. Remedy: Consumers should keep this product out of reach of children and return it to Walgreens for a free replacement. Consumer Contact: For additional information or for a free replacement cap, contact Inverness at 1-(888) 698-5032 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Consumers also may visit www.walgreens.com