Acme United Recalls PhysiciansCare Brand Allergy Relief and Cold and Cough Tablets Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning; Sold on Amazon.com

PhysiciansCare Allergy, Allergy Plus and Cold and Cough

Date of Recall

2023-05-18

CPSC Release Number

23-203

Manufactured In

United States

Units

About 2,400

Manufacturer

Acme United, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina and Acme United, of Vancouver, Washington

Sold By

Online at Amazon.com from January 2021 through August 2022 for between $5 and $19. This is Acme United's average selling price. It is not known at what price third parties sold the recalled products on Amazon.

Problem/Hazard

The recalled products contain diphenhydramine hydrochloride and acetaminophen which must be in child resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The packaging of the products is not child resistant, posing a risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children.

Injuries/Incidents

None reported

Description

This recall involves PhysiciansCare brand Allergy caplets with item number 90036, Allergy Plus tablets with item number 90091, and Cold and Cough tablets with item numbers 90092 and 90033. They are packaged in boxes of 50, 100 and 250 tablets/caplets. The item numbers are printed on the top right corner of the box.

The recall includes the following:

Item Number	Description
90036	PhysiciansCare Allergy; 50 caplets
90091	PhysiciansCare Allergy Plus; 100 tablets
90092	PhysiciansCare Non-Drowsy Cold and Cough; 100 tablets
90033	PhysiciansCare Cold and Cough; 250 tablets

Remedy

Refund

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