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Walgreens High Potency Iron Supplement Recalled

March 17, 2006
Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group is recalling about 64,000 bottles of Walgreens High Potency Iron Supplement. The iron supplements are not in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act.

Ingesting multiple iron supplements at once can cause serious injury or death to young children.

The recalled supplements were sold in a brown plastic bottle. "Walgreens Finest High Potency Iron Supplement" is printed on the yellow and green label on the bottle.

The supplements were sold at Walgreens retail stores nationwide from April 2005 through October 2005 for about $5.

Consumers should keep this product out of reach of children and return it to Walgreens for a free replacement.

Consumer Contact: For additional information or for a free replacement cap, contact Inverness at 1-(888) 698-5032 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Consumers also may visit www.walgreens.com

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

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