Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Three Batches of Kroger Brand Acetaminophen in the U.S. Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement

  • Recall involves the Kroger brand acetaminophen over-the-counter drug, which is manufactured by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
  • Voluntary recall issued because the packaging of the product does not meet U.S. child-resistant packaging requirements.
  • There are no quality or safety issues with the acetaminophen tablets for their intended use. Consumers should immediately store the recalled products
    in a safe location out of reach and sight of children.
  • Contact Kroger at 1-800-576-4377 (1-800-KRO-GERS) from Monday through Friday from 7 am-12 midnight ET, Saturday and Sunday 7 am-9:30 pm ET; online at https://www.kroger.com/i/recall-alerts for information on how to properly dispose the product and receive a full refund.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. is voluntarily recalling three batches of Kroger brand acetaminophen in the U.S. because the product does not meet U.S. child-resistant packaging requirements.

This recall involves the Kroger brand acetaminophen over-the-counter drug. The red, white and gray label states Kroger, Acetaminophen, Extended-Release Tablets USP, 650mg, Pain Reliever/Fever Reducer, 100 caplets. The bottle has a white continuous thread closure. The UPC number is 0004126001287 with the batch codes AC45463, AC38213 or AC30682. The location of the UPC number is under the bar code on the packaging and the batch code is at the bottom of the label on the bottle.

At Sun, we take the safety of our customers very seriously, and we are working closely with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Kroger to alert consumers of the recall. Consumers should immediately store the recalled products in a safe location out of reach and sight of children and contact Kroger for information on how to properly dispose of the product and receive a refund. To date, Sun has not received any reports of adverse events or injuries related to this recall.

Consumers should contact Kroger at 1-800-576-4377 (1-800-KRO-GERS) from Monday through Friday from 7 am-12 midnight ET, Saturday and Sunday 7 am-9:30 pm ET; online at https://www.kroger.com/i/recall-alerts

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Recalled Kroger Acetaminophen, 650 mg extended-release caplets, 100 count bottle

Location of batch number on bottle label of recalled product

Packaging of recalled product

Location of UPC code on packaging of recalled product

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