{"id":891176,"date":"2026-09-11T01:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T01:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/891176\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T01:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T01:34:09","slug":"generic-acetaminophen-pills-recalled-due-to-possible-foreign-material-contamination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/891176\/","title":{"rendered":"Generic acetaminophen pills recalled due to possible &#8216;foreign material&#8217; contamination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 1 minute<\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<p>An over-the-counter pain reliever is being recalled due to the possible presence of &#8220;foreign material&#8221; that could harm the digestive system. <\/p>\n<p>Teva Canada is recalling a lot of 500-milligram Nov-Gesic Forte acetaminophen &#8220;due to the potential presence of phenolic resin or epoxy,&#8221; according to a Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/recalls-rappels.canada.ca\/en\/alert-recall\/generic-acetaminophen-teva-recalled-because-it-may-contain-foreign-material\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">news release<\/a> from Health Canada. <\/p>\n<p>Health Canada says the pills from Lot No. 100083040, with the expiration date of Jan. 31, 2029, were supplied to pharmacies in 1,000-count bottles and dispensed to patients in smaller quantities. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Immediately stop using the affected product and return it to your local pharmacy for replacement and proper disposal,&#8221; the release states. &#8220;If you are unsure whether your product is recalled, check with your pharmacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The agency says anyone who has used the affected product and has concerns about their health should contact their health-care practitioner, and should report any product-related side effects or complaints to Health Canada. <\/p>\n<p>Customers can also contact Teva Canada Customer Care by calling 1-800-268-4129 or emailing customer.service@tevacanada.com. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":891177,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[49,48,84,377],"class_list":["post-891176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-medication","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health","tag-medication"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=891176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/891177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=891176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=891176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=891176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}