United StatesChewable calcium carbonate antacid tablets sold nationwide under multiple brands — including KIRKLAND Signature Ultra Strength Antacid (Calcium Carbonate 1000 mg, 265‑count) and the other listed retailer brands, UPCs/NDCs and lot numbers — are affected. They were recalled because small metallic particles were found in the chewable tablets. The recall is ongoing.
What's being recalled
KIRKLAND Signature, ULTRA STRENGTH ANTACID, Calcium Carbonate, 1000 mg, 265-count bottle, MANUFACTURED BY: GUARDIAN DRUG COMPANY, INC., 2 CHARLES COURT/DAYTON, NJ 08810, FOR: Costco Wholesale Corporation, 999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA 98027, NDC 63981-171-80
HALEON CALCIUM CARBONATE TUMS ANTACID, Assorted Fruit Tablets, 1000 mg, 160-count bottle, Haleon, Warren, NJ 07059, UPC 3 07660 74610 2.
HALEON CALCIUM CARBONATE TUMS ANTACID, Assorted Fruit Tablets, 750 mg, 330-count bottle, Haleon, Warren, NJ 07059, UPC 3 0766 3072 10 9.
Good Neighbor Pharmacy, extra strength Antacid Calcium Carbonate 750 mg, chewable, 96-count bottle, Distributed by: Amerisourcebergen, 1 West First Avenue, Conshohocken, PA, 19428, NDC 24385-106-80.
Good Neighbor Pharmacy, extra strength Antacid Calcium Carbonate 1000 mg, 72 chewable tablets, Distributed by: Amerisourcebergen, 1 West First Avenue, Conshohocken, PA, 19428, NDC 24385-595-23.
Extra strength Antacid Calcium Carbonate 750 mg, chewable tablets, 96-count bottle, DISTRIBUTED BY CASEY'S MARKETING COMPANY, ANKENY, IA 50521, UPC: 0 98437 24361 9.
24/7 life BY 7-ELEVEN, Extra strength Antacid Tablets, Calcium Carbonate 750 mg, 96 chewable tablets, DISTRIBUTED BY 7-ELEVEN, IRVING, TX 75063, UPC 0 5254863573 2.
MARKET BASKET ANTACID Calcium Carbonate 1000 mg, ULTRA STRENGTH, 72 Tablets, Distributed by: De Moules Supermarkets, Inc.,Tewksbury, Mass 01875, UPC 0 49705 83149 6.
CAREone, EXTRA STRENGTH CALCIUM ANTACID, Calcium Carbonate 750 mg, 96 chewable Tablets, Distributed by: FOODHOLD U.S.A, LLC, LANDOVER, MD 20785, NDC 72476-127-80.
CAREone, ULTRA STRENGTH CALCIUM ANTACID, Calcium Carbonate 1000 mg, 72 chewable Tablets, Distributed by: FOODHOLD U.S.A, LLC, LANDOVER, MD 20785, NDC 72476-178-23.
DISCOUNT drug mart, EXTRA STRENGTH, ANTACID TABLETS, Calcium Carbonate 750 mg, 96 Tablets, Distributed by: Drug Mart- Food Fair Medina, OH 44256, UPC: 0 93351 03992 8.
FAMILY WELLNESS, ULTRA STRENGT, ANTACID TABLETS, Calcium Carbonate 1000 mg, 72 CHEWABLE TABLETS, DISTRIBUTED BY: MIDWOOD BRANDS, LLC, 500 VOLVO PKWY, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320 USA., NDC 55319-171-68.
FAMILY WELLNESS, ULTRA STRENGT, ANTACID TABLETS, Calcium Carbonate 1000 mg, 72 CHEWABLE TABLETS, DISTRIBUTED BY: MIDWOOD BRANDS, LLC, 500 VOLVO PKWY, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320 USA., UP: 0 32251-92282-4.
Harris Teeter, ULTRA STRENGTH ANTACID, Calcium Carbonate 1000 mg, 72 CHEWABLE TABLETS, Distributed by: Harris Teeter, LLC.,MATTHEWS, NC 28105, UPC: 0 72036-73108-1.
HyVee, Extra Strength Antacid, Calcium Carbonate 750 mg, 96 CHEWABLE TABLETS, DISTRIBUTED BY: HY-VEE INC., Inc., WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266, UPC: 0 75450 82497 1.
And 8 more products.
Recalling firm: Guardian Drug Co. Inc., Dayton, NJ, United States.
How to identify it
Lot#: 1716059, 1716060, 1716061, 1716062, 1716063, 1716218, 1716219, 1716228, 1716229, 1716238, Exp 2/28/2029; 1716258, Exp 3/31/2029. Lot #: 1096075, 1096076, 1096077, 1096078, Exp 1/31/2029. Lot #: 1076169, Exp 2/28/2029. Lot #: 1276118, Exp 1/31/2029. Lot #: 1716089, Exp 1/31/2029. Lot #: 1276119, Exp 1/31/2029. Lot #: 1716089, expires: JAN 2029. Lot #: 1276118, 1276119, expires: JAN 2029. Lot #: 1716259, Exp 3/31/2029. Lot #: 1716259, expires: MAR 2029. Lot #: 1276119, expires: Jan 2029. Lot #: 1276118, expires: JAN 2029. Lot #: 1276118, expires: JAN- 2029. Lot #: 1716089, expires: JAN- 2029. Lot #: 1276119, expires: JAN- 2029.
The hazard
Presence of foreign substance: small metallic particles in chewable tablets.
What to do
Don't stop taking a prescribed medicine without talking to your doctor or pharmacist first. For other products, stop using them and ask the pharmacist, seller or maker what to do.
The notice doesn't give instructions for consumers, so this is general advice for health & beauty recalls. Check the official notice for the details.
Where it was sold
U.S.A. Nationwide
The official notice
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