The Vitamin Shoppe Recalls Vthrive Bioactive Multivitamins Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)
CPSC recall 20782 · announced September 24, 2020 · 8,200 units affected
The product
This recall involves The Vitamin Shoppe's Vthrive Bioactive Women's One-Daily Multi vitamins. The 60-count capsules were sold in an amber bottle with a gray top. Vthrive and Bioactive Women's One-Daily Multi are printed on a blue label on the bottle. Item number VS-6104 can be found on the back of the bottle and lot number 006218, 006454, 006495 or 006779 on the bottle's underside. Only the 60-count bottles are included in this recall.
The hazard
The multivitamins' packaging is not child resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The capsules inside the bottle contain iron, which can cause serious injury or death to young children if multiple tablets are ingested at once.
What to do (per CPSC)
Consumers should immediately store the product in a safe location out of reach of children. Contact The Vitamin Shoppe for instructions on how to dispose of the product and receive a full refund or merchandise credit. The Vitamin Shoppe is notifying all known purchasers directly. Remedy type: Refund
Notes
Incidents (per CPSC): None reported.
Sold at: The Vitamin Shoppe stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and VitaminShoppe.com from November 2019 through April 2020 for between $26 and $35.
Consumer contact: The Vitamin Shoppe toll-free at 866-293-3367 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET Monday through Sunday, email at Bioactiverecall@vitaminshoppe.com, or online at www.vitaminshoppe.com and click on Product Recall Alert or www.vitaminshoppe.com/u/contact-us for more information.
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.