{"id":686103,"date":"2026-05-21T23:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/686103\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T23:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:15:12","slug":"bayer-recalls-afrin-travel-size-nasal-spray-over-labeling-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/686103\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayer recalls Afrin travel-size nasal spray over labeling error"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bayer, maker of Afrin nasal spray, is recalling travel-size bottles due to a labeling error.<\/p>\n<p>The company said its Afrin Original Nasal Spray 6-milliliter (0.2-ounce) bottles omitted required language stating the \u201cpackage is not child-resistant.\u201d While the label warns consumers to \u201ckeep out of reach of children,\u201d it does not include the missing statement, Bayer said.<\/p>\n<p>The recalled products were not sold at major retailers such as Target. Most were distributed at convenience stores and travel hubs, including airports and bodegas.<\/p>\n<p>MORE RECALLS | <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scrippsnews.com\/life\/recalls\/fda-recalls-childrens-ibuprofen-after-reports-of-gel-like-mass-in-product\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Company recalls children\u2019s ibuprofen over gel-like substance, FDA says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bayer said the labeling error does not affect the product\u2019s quality or safety. No other Afrin or Bayer products are affected.<\/p>\n<p>According to the company, federal regulations allow certain products to be sold without child-resistant caps so they are easier for elderly or physically disabled consumers to use.<\/p>\n<p>Consumers can contact Bayer for a refund.<\/p>\n<p>LEARN MORE| <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scrippsnews.com\/videos\/life\/recalls\/the-top-five-recalled-products-that-might-still-be-in-your-house\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The top five recalled products that might still be in your house<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bayer, maker of Afrin nasal spray, is recalling travel-size bottles due to a labeling error. The company said&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":686104,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[64,63,137,490],"class_list":["post-686103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-medication","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-health","tag-medication"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=686103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/686104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=686103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=686103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=686103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}