MORE than 350,000 vitamins and supplements have been recalled for an issue that could prove deadly.
The recall involves several different products made by one manufacturer, with a unique defect common among all these products.
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The issue stems from the packaging the products come inCredit: Getty
Several different Vitaquest products are involved in the recallCredit: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Roughly 356,140 units of different pills and supplements from multiple Vitaquest products are involved in the recall.
These products are all iron-fortified, but the recall isn’t explicitly focused on their chemical composition.
Instead, the recall is focused on the packaging these products come in, which fails to comply with federal standards set by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act.
All of the Vitaquest products involved were shipped in non-child-resistant packaging, which isn’t permissible given they’re iron-fortified products.
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This poses “a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children” per the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission’s notice on the recall.
Iron can prove fatally poisonous to children, with 600mg of elemental iron proving to be a fatal dose per the National Library of Medicine.
“Indeed, iron is one of the lading causes of poisoning-related death in children,” it added in a 2003 study on the effects of iron poisoning on children.
Vitaquest brands involved in the recall include Arey, Bari Life, Bird&Be, Biote, Dr. Fuhrman, NuLife, HMR, Bariatric Pal, Noevir, Sakara, and Zenbean.
The company’s remedy is to have customers first store the supplements out of sight and reach of children, then reach out to them for info on getting a replacement top or child-proof container.
A statement posted to the company’s website explained that the voluntary recall was initiated “to protect young children from the risk that they will get access to the products and ingest more than directed.”
The company added that the packaging is the only issue with these products, and that they are safe to take otherwise.
The statement, posted on Wednesday, also confirmed that there have been no reported incidents or injuries as a result of the packaging defect.
Vitaquest did not immediately return The U.S. Sun’s request for comment.
Vitaquest-made products involved in the recall
Arey Not Today, Grey (60ct and 180ct)
Bari Life Complete Bariatric Vitamin – Watermelon (60ct)
Bariatric Pal Ultra Multi Bariatric Multivitamin (90ct)
Bird&Be The Prenatal Essentials for Females (30 pkts)
Bird&Be The Power Prenatal for Females (30 pkts)
Bird&Be The Power Prenatal for Females + CoQ10 Boost (30pkts)
Bird&Be Female Fertility Power Prenatal Pack (30 pkts)
Bird&Be Complete Prenatal Pack (30 pkts)
Bird&Be Female Fertility Power Prenatal + CoQ10 Pack (30 pkts)
Biote Nutraceutical Iron+ (30ct)
Dr. Fuhrman Gentle Prenatal Multivitamin + D3 (120ct)
Dr. Fuhrman Pixie Vites Children’s Multivitamin (120ct)
HMR Multi Daily Vitamin and Mineral Supplement (60ct)
Noevir Inner Care Premium BioEssentials (120ct)
NuLife Advanced Bariatrics Multivitamin Chewable Tablets (60ct)
Sakara The Foundation (30pkts)
Sakara The Foundation: Prenatal (30pkts)
Zenbean Kids Café Instant Coffee + Nutrition Latte, Original, Caramel, Chocolate, and Vanilla (30srv)
Some of the products are general multivitaminsCredit: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Others serve more specific purposes, such as being used as prenatal supplementsCredit: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
