FDA Issues Nationwide Recall

FDA Alerts Public of Nationwide Recall of 500mg Strength Store-Brand Acetaminophen Caplets

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting the public to a voluntary recall being conducted by Perrigo Company (Perrigo) of Allegan, Michigan for 383 lots of acetaminophen 500mg caplets manufactured and distributed under various store-brands as a result of small metal fragments found in a small number of these caplets.

Approximately 11 million bottles containing varying quantities of acetaminophen 500mg caplets are affected by this recall.

Click here for FDA list of stores that carry store-brands potentially affected by this recall. http://www.emergencyemail.org/Default.asp

Consumers can determine if they are in possession of a recalled product by locating the batch number printed on the container label.