CPSC, Leiner Health Products Announce Recall of Dietary Supplements Containing Iron
Home product recall 02-117. Announced by CPSC on Mar 12, 2002.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 12, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The supplements being recalled are not packaged in child-resistant packaging, as required under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. If ingested by children, these iron-containing supplements can cause serious injury or death.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately remove the bottles from the reach of young children and return them to the store where purchased, for a refund.
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- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Leiner Health Products at (800) 421-1168 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The product included in the recall is “Nature’s Valley, Women’s Formula Multivitamin.” The supplement was sold in a brown plastic bottle with a light yellow label. The bottles have UPC code “0 41163 27006 0” located on the back of the bottle The recalled product is packaged in containers of 60 tablets and have green screw-on caps. Only bottles with lot numbers IFA2750 and IFA2751 are included in the recall. The lot numbers are written vertically down the back of the bottle.
About 14,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Nature’s Valley, Women’s Formula Multivitamin.
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Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
041163270060
Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Leiner Health Products, Carson, Calif.
- Albertson’s, Jewel, Osco, Sav-on and Acme sold these recalled supplement bottles nationwide, from July 2001 through February 2002, for between $8 and $9.
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Was anyone hurt?
CPSC and Leiner have not received any reports of injuries involving these products. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.