{"id":384428,"date":"2026-04-17T16:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/384428\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:00:29","slug":"more-than-350000-vitamins-iron-supplements-recalled-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/384428\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 350,000 vitamins, iron supplements recalled"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 350,000 units of iron<\/a>-containing vitamins<\/a> and dietary supplements<\/a> sold nationwide are being recalled after being distributed without child-resistant safety caps.<\/p>\n

The recall<\/a> affects multiple brands manufactured by Vitaquest International, including Arey, Bari Life, Bird&Be, Biote, Dr. Fuhrman, NuLife, HMR, Bariatric Pal, Noevir, Zenbean and Sakara, the Consumer Product Safety Commission<\/a> announced Thursday.<\/p>\n

Many of the affected products were marketed toward specific groups, including prenatal vitamins for pregnant women <\/a>and multivitamins<\/a> designed for children.<\/p>\n

The child-resistant packaging failure violates requirements under the federal Poison Prevention Packaging Act<\/a>, according to the CPSC. Because iron can be highly toxic if ingested in large amounts, especially by young children, the lack of proper safety caps creates what regulators said poses a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children.<\/p>\n

The affected supplements may have been sold at major retailers such as The Vitamin Shoppe, Ulta Beauty, Credo Beauty and other health stores, as well as online through Amazon<\/a>, brand websites and medical offices. The products were sold over a nearly three-year period from April 2023 through February 2026, with prices ranging from about $13 to $130 depending on the brand and formulation.<\/p>\n

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The recall affects More than 350,000 bottles of iron-containing vitamins and dietary supplements manufactured by Vitaquest International (CPSC)<\/p>\n

About 356,140 units of the following supplements are impacted, according to the CPSC:<\/p>\n

Arey Not Today, Grey (60 count and 180 count)<\/p>\n

Bari Life Complete Bariatric Vitamin, Watermelon (60 count)<\/p>\n

Bird&Be The Prenatal Essentials for Females (30 pack)<\/p>\n

Bird&Be The Power Prenatal for Females (30 pack)<\/p>\n

Bird&Be The Power Prenatal for Females + CoQ10 Boost (30 packs)<\/p>\n

Bird&Be Female Fertility Power Prenatal Pack (30 packs)<\/p>\n

Bird&Be Complete Prenatal Pack (30 packs)<\/p>\n

Bird&Be Female Fertility Power Prenatal + CoQ10 Pack (30 packs)<\/p>\n

Biote Nutraceutical Iron<\/a>+ (30 count)<\/p>\n

Dr. Fuhrman Gentle Prenatal Multivitamin + D3 (120 count)<\/p>\n

Dr. Fuhrman Pixie Vites Children\u2019s Multivitamin (120 count)<\/p>\n

NuLife Advanced Bariatrics Multivitamin Chewable Tablets (60 count)<\/p>\n

HMR Multi Daily Vitamin and Mineral Supplement (60 count)<\/p>\n

Bariatric Pal Ultra Multi Bariatric Multivitamin (90 count)<\/p>\n

Noevir Inner Care Premium BioEssentials (120 count)<\/p>\n

Zenbean Kids Cafe\u0301 Instant Coffee + Nutrition Latte, Original, Caramel, Chocolate, and Vanilla (30 servings)<\/p>\n

Sakara The Foundation (30 packs)<\/p>\n

Sakara The Foundation: Prenatal (30 packs)<\/p>\n

Lot numbers, expiration dates and UPS codes can be found on the CPSC\u2019s website.<\/a><\/p>\n

Consumers who purchased the affected supplements are urged to immediately store them out of reach of children.<\/p>\n

Vitaquest International is offering free replacement child-resistant caps or storage pouches so the products can be used safely. Customers can contact the company toll-free at 844-298-4545 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, by email at productsafety@vitaquest.com<\/a> or online at https:\/\/vitaquest.com\/product-recall-information\/<\/a> or by visiting www.vitaquest.com<\/a> and clicking \u201cRecall\u201d at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 350,000 units of iron-containing vitamins and dietary supplements sold nationwide are being recalled after being distributed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":384429,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[199519,124147,81779,199517,134,111,139,556,69,184580,199518,17197,199516],"class_list":{"0":"post-384428","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-bariatric-pal","9":"tag-consumer-product-safety-commission","10":"tag-cpsc","11":"tag-dr-fuhrman","12":"tag-health","13":"tag-new-zealand","14":"tag-newzealand","15":"tag-nutrition","16":"tag-nz","17":"tag-prenatal-vitamins","18":"tag-sakara","19":"tag-supplements","20":"tag-vitaquest-international"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/384429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=384428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=384428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}