CPSC, The Perrigo Co. Announce Recall of Multivitamins
Home product recall 05-190. Announced by CPSC on Jun 13, 2005.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 13, 2005. 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 vitamins contain iron, but do not have child-resistant packaging, as required by federal law, which could cause serious injury or death, if ingested by a child.
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What should you do?
Consumers should keep this product out of the reach of children and return it to the nearest H.E.B. retail store for a refund or replacement.
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- How to reach the firm: Call The Perrigo Co. of South Carolina toll-free at (866) 354-3815 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Consumers also can visit www.heb.com for information about this recall.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled H.E.B. Super B-Complex vitamins with iron and 300 mg Vitamin C was sold in a container of 80 caplets. The white plastic bottle is labeled, “H.E.B. and Super B-Complex with Iron and 300 mg Vitamin C” and “Energy Metabolism” and has a blue lid.
About 14,000 bottles units, as CPSC gives them.
H.E.B. vitamins with iron.
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Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
041220843473
Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by The Perrigo Co., South Carolina, of Greenville, S.C.
- H.E.B. retail stores, only in Texas, from December 2003 through April 2005, for about $4.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
No injuries or incidents have been reported.
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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.