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The Vitamin Shoppe 2020-04-16 Health safe CPSC
Health · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-20732

Vitamin Shoppe Energy Formula Multivitamins (90 Tablets) Recall

Issued April 16, 2020 · The Vitamin Shoppe · 2,800 units affected

In April 2020, The Vitamin Shoppe recalled the Vitamin Shoppe Energy Formula Multivitamins (90 Tablets), a low-risk health recall reported by the CPSC.

Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr

What this means for you

The product is a dietary supplement containing iron which must be in child resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The packaging of the product is not child resistant, posing a poisoning risk if the contents are swallowed by young children.

What you should do

  1. 1 Stop using Vitamin Shoppe Energy Formula Multivitamins (90 Tablets) right away.
  2. 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
  3. 3 Contact The Vitamin Shoppe to arrange your refund. See the official notice below for contact details.
  4. 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Refund): 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 refund or merchandise credit. All known purchasers are being notified directly by the firm about the recall.

Recall details

Brand
The Vitamin Shoppe
Category
Health
Recall date
April 16, 2020
Units affected
2,800
Sold at
The Vitamin Shoppe stores nationwide and online at VitaminShoppe.com from April 2019 through January 2020 for between $15 and $22.
Recall number
CPSC-20732
Made in
United States
Issuing agency
CPSC

In context

  • The Vitamin Shoppe has 1 recall in our database.
  • We're tracking 3,576 Health recalls in our database.
  • 2,800 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 46,786 US households.
  • This is the 5th Health recall we've logged in 2020.
Read the official CPSC notice

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