{"id":561273,"date":"2026-05-01T21:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/561273\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T21:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:26:12","slug":"nearly-800k-afrin-bottles-recalled-after-faulty-packaging-causes-child-safety-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/561273\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 800K Afrin bottles recalled after faulty packaging causes child safety risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bayer issued a recall for nearly 800,000 units of Afrin nasal spray bottles after the packaging was found not to be child-resistant on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall Thursday, saying any customers who purchased the product are entitled to a refund. The recall impacts 786,100 units of the 6ml travel-size Afrin nasal spray.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis recall involves unexpired Travel Size Afrin\u00ae Original Nasal Spray 6 mL bottles, with Lot numbers 230361, 240822, 241198, 250066, 250152, 250646, and 250831. These travel size bottles have \u2018Afrin\u00ae Original Nasal Spray\u2019 and \u20181\/5 FL OZ (6 mL)\u2019 printed on a label located on the front of the bottle,\u201d the CPSC recall reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 6 mL nasal spray\u2019s packaging is not child-resistant nor bears the required labeling statement, posing a risk of serious injury or illness from poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>No injuries have been reported in connection with the recall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39246144\" width=\"590\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bayer-recalls-6-ml-size-126727172.jpg\" alt=\"Afrin Original Nasal Spray bottle, 6 mL size, with red highlights around the product name and size.\" class=\"wp-image-39246144\"  \/>The recall impacts 786,100 units of the 6ml travel-size Afrin nasal spray. CPSC<\/p>\n<p>The news comes just a day after nearly 13,000 toddler towers across three brands were recalled after dozens of incidents and 21 injuries were reported due to stools collapsing or tipping, according to the CPSC.<\/p>\n<p>The three affected products \u2014 Toetol Tower Stools, Wiifo Children\u2019s Tower Stools and Amzcmj DGD Children\u2019s Tower Stools \u2014 total about 12,830 stools, according to notices from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.<\/p>\n<p>The recall covers about 3,000 Toetol Tower Stools, 9,700 Wiifo Children\u2019s Tower Stools and 130 Amzcmj DGD Children\u2019s Tower Stools.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39246147\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/female-doctor-pediatrician-little-girl-126727555.jpg\" alt=\"A pediatrician administers nasal spray to a young girl.\" class=\"wp-image-39246147\"  \/>No injuries have been reported in connection with the recall. Syda Productions \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe recalled tower stools can collapse or tip over while in use and a child\u2019s torso can fit through the openings on the tower\u2019s sides, posing a risk of serious injury and death due to tip over, fall and entrapment hazards,\u201d the notices read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>For the Toetol Tower Stools, there have been 18 reports of the stools collapsing, resulting in 11 injuries, including contusions, cuts and scrapes.<\/p>\n<p>The wooden kitchen tower step stools were sold in white, gray and dark wood colors and measure about 20 inches deep, 15 inches wide and 36 inches tall with model DETD0001 printed on a label on the side. They were sold online on Amazon from October 2024 through March 2026 for about $130.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bayer issued a recall for nearly 800,000 units of Afrin nasal spray bottles after the packaging was found&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":561274,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[7503,102,6591,30058,471,56,54,55,1384],"class_list":["post-561273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-medication","tag-children","tag-health","tag-medication","tag-recalls","tag-safety","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/561274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}