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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products unless otherwise instructed. Consumers can submit reports of harm to CPSC’s searchable online product safety database at www.SaferProducts.gov. A searchable food and medical product recall database is available at www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm.
Units: About 800
Hazard: The packaging is not child-resistant. The chews contain iron, which can cause serious injury or death to young children if multiple chews are swallowed.
Description: This recall involves all 60-count bags of cherry flavor Soft Chews Iron with Vitamin C dietary supplements. The pink re-sealable bag has an image of cherries and a leaf on the front of the package. “Soft Chews Iron with Vitamin C,” “Cherry flavor,” “Bariatric Fusion,” “60 Soft Chews” and “Dietary Supplement” also are on the front. Lot number 14191C2 is printed near the bottom of the back of the bags.
Sold at: Bariatric Fusion distributors, drugstores, and medical and wellness centers nationwide and online at BariatricFusion.com, BariatricChoice.com and DietDirect.com from September 2014 to February 2015 for about $23.
Remedy: Return to the place of purchase for a refund or replacement.
Contact: Call 866-259-0602 or visit www.bariatricfusion.com.