EWING, N.J. — A New Jersey-based vitamin company recalled some of its gummy products because of concerns that some of them could contain metal.
In a news release on Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Church & Dwight, of Ewing, New Jersey, said it “initiated a voluntary recall of select Vitafusion gummy products after the company’s investigation of two consumer reports identified the possible presence of a metallic mesh material.”
Some of the products include the Kids Melatonin, Fiber Well, SleepWell, and Multivites brands.
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According to the FDA news release, the products were manufactured between Oct. 29, 2020, and Nov. 3, 2020. They were distributed to in-store and e-commerce retailers from Nov. 13, 2020, through April 9, 2021, the agency said.
On its website, Church & Dwight said the recall was for “select vitamin products that were manufactured within a very limited timeframe due to an isolated issue at one of our manufacturing facilities.”
Two products -- Kids Melatonin and FiberWell 90-count -- were sold at Publix grocery stores, according to a recall notice on the grocery chain’s website.
Church & Dwight said it was unaware of any reports of illness or injury from the products. USA Today reported.
“In some severe cases, ingesting a metallic material could lead to damage of the digestive tract,” the FDA stated in its news release.
Here is the list of items that are being recalled:
- Vitafusion Kids Melatonin, 50 count, UPC 0-2791-00170-8, lot code WA03076268, expiration date November 2022;
- Vitafusion Fiber Well, 220 count, UPC 0-27917-01984-0; lot code WA03087520, expiration date November 2022; lot code WA02487524, expiration date September 2022; and lot code WA03086273, expiration date November 2022;
- Vitafusion SleepWell, 250 count, UPC 0-27917-02524-7, lot code WA03077414, expiration date November 2022;
- Vitafusion MultiVites, 150 count, UPC 0-27917-01919-2, lot code WA03044959, expiration date April 2022;
- Vitafusion Melatonin, 44 count, UPC 0-27917-28011-0, lot code WA03076270, expiration date November 2022;
- Vitafusion Melatonin, 140 count, UPC 0-27917-02671-8; lot code WA03076990, expiration date November 2022; lot code WA03077852, expiration date November 2022; and lot code WA02608988, expiration date September 2022;
- Vitafusion Fiber Well, 90 count, UPC 0-27917-01890-4, lot code WA02187020, expiration date August 2022; lot code WA03086671, expiration date November 2022 and lot code WA03087521, expiration date November 2022.
Consumers who bought the affected vitamins should “stop consumption immediately” and can receive a full refund by calling the company at 1-800-981-4710. Consumers who have become ill or were injured from the product should call 1-888-234-1828, the FDA said.
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