What s True
Select vitafusion gummy products distributed to in-store and e-commerce retailers from Nov. 13, 2020 through April 9, 2021.
Origin
In April 2021, several news reports claimed that Church & Dwight, a New Jersey-based company that produces a range of cleaning, personal care, and health products including the Arm and Hammer brand, had issued a voluntary recall of certain batches of supplement gummies.
On April 21, for example, USA Today reported that:
In a recall notice posted on the Food and Drug Administration website Tuesday, New Jersey-based Church & Dwight said it “initiated a voluntary recall of select vitafusion gummy products after the Company’s investigation of two consumer reports identified the possible presence of a metallic mesh material.”
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Some gummy vitamins sold under the popular Vitafusion brand are being recalled because they could contain pieces of metal.
In a recall notice posted on the federal Food and Drug Administration’s website, New Jersey-based Church & Dwight said it ”initiated a voluntary recall of select Vitafusion gummy products after the company’s investigation of two consumer reports identified the possible presence of a metallic mesh material.”
The products were manufactured from Oct. 29 to Nov. 3, according to the notice, which said the company is not aware of any reports of consumer illness or injury but warned that, in “some severe cases, ingesting a metallic material could lead to damage of the digestive tract.”
For illness or injury, the recall notice says to call 1-888-234-1828.
Recall alert: List of affected vitamins
The recalled gummy vitamin products are listed below with the Universal Product Code (UPC), lot code and expiration date. The company said no other products are included in this recall.
Vitafusion Kids Melatonin, 50 count, UPC 0-2791-00170-8, lot code WA03076268, expiration date November 2022
Vitafusion Fiber Well, 220 count, UPC 0-27917-01984-0; lot code WA03087520, expiration date November 2022; lot code WA02487524, expiration date September 2022; and lot code WA03086273, expiration date November 2022
Vitafusion SleepWell, 250 count, UPC 0-27917-02524-7, lot code WA03077414, expiration date November 2022