{"id":804363,"date":"2026-10-16T10:16:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T10:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/804363\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T10:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T10:16:30","slug":"amazon-recalls-over-112000-bottles-of-extra-strength-acetaminophen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/804363\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon recalls over 112,000 bottles of Extra Strength Acetaminophen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 112,000 bottles of Amazon-branded extra-strength acetaminophen <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/29\/health\/why-is-the-blood-pressure-drug-chlorthalidone-being-recalled\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">are\u00a0being recalled<\/a>\u00a0after consumers reported discolored pills, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).<\/p>\n<p>The recall remains ongoing, according to the FDA.<\/p>\n<p>The recall covers 14,640 bottles containing 200 caplets, 90,456 bottles containing 500 caplets and 7,836 bottles containing 1,000 caplets.<\/p>\n<p>The FDA said <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/12\/lifestyle\/popular-baby-gripe-water-recalled-over-toxic-unlisted-alcohols-fda\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the recall<\/a> was prompted by consumer complaints involving discolored tablets.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided by the FDA does not identify the cause of the discoloration.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon confirmed the voluntary recall, saying it was working with the manufacturer and federal regulators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmazon is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Amazon Basic Care Extra Strength Pain Relief acetaminophen 500mg caplets due to reports of tablet discoloration in the affected lots,\u201d an Amazon spokesperson told FOX Business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a voluntary recall initiated in coordination with the manufacturer, Aurohealth, and the FDA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41335490\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/145047151.jpg\" alt=\"A hand holding a bottle of Extra Strength Acetaminophen.\" class=\"wp-image-41335490\"\/>Amazon is recalling over 112,000 bottles of extra-strength acetaminophen caplets after reports of discolored pills, according to the FDA.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41335509\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/142611845.jpg\" alt=\"A person using a smartphone with the Amazon app open, with a laptop displaying the Amazon website in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-41335509\"\/>The cause of the discoloration of the Amazon-branded pills has yet to be determined. Oleksandr \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n<p>The agency also did not describe any specific\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/09\/03\/lifestyle\/horizon-chocolate-milk-recalled-nationwide-after-spoilage-complaints\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">health risks<\/a>\u00a0or say whether any injuries have been reported in connection with the recall.<\/p>\n<p>The affected lot numbers for the 200-count bottles are ACD125040A; for the 500-count bottles, ACD124036A, ACD124030A, ACD124042A, ACD124048B and ACD125010A; and for the 1,000-count bottles, ACD124048A.<\/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>The affected products were manufactured in India and distributed by Amazon.com Services LLC, based in Seattle, Washington.<\/p>\n<p>The recall follows a separate voluntary recall initiated Sept. 3 by India-based Inventia Healthcare Ltd. involving 13,567 bottles of 25-milligram chlorthalidone tablets that failed to meet dissolution specifications, according to the FDA.<\/p>\n<p>FOX Business has reached out to Aurohealth for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 112,000 bottles of Amazon-branded extra-strength acetaminophen are\u00a0being recalled\u00a0after consumers reported discolored pills, according to the Food&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":804364,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[2151,84,7552,102,6591,30058,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-804363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-medication","tag-amazon","tag-business","tag-fda","tag-health","tag-medication","tag-recalls","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804363","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=804363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804363\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/804364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=804363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=804363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=804363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}