Over 2,000 Bottles Pulled Due to Child Poisoning Risk

Greater than 2,000 bottles of Benadryl Liquid Elixir have been recalled over a possible poisoning danger to younger kids, the Client Product Security Fee (CPSC) introduced Thursday.

Benadryl Liquid Elixir incorporates diphenhydramine, an antihistamine, which have to be in child-resistant packaging, in response to necessities by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The packaging for the recalled 100-milliliter bottles was not child-resistant and posed the chance of kid poisoning, the announcement mentioned.

Arsell Inc., of Brooklyn, New York, initiated the recall, which impacts sure bottles of Benadryl Liquid Elixir offered on Amazon.com.

No accidents or incidents have been reported in connection to the recalled remedy.

The recall impacts Benadryl Liquid Elixir remedy in 100 milliliter bottles offered in a paper field with the code “X003VRIGUL” on the label.

The bottles themselves are spherical and fabricated from darkish plastic. On the entrance, they’ve a pink and white label and the phrase “Benadryl” in blue lettering.

In response to the CPSC announcement, about 2,300 bottles of Benadryl Liquid Elixir are affected by the recall. The bottles have been offered on Amazon.com from July 2023 by October 2024 for $16 to $19.

The bottles of Benadryl Liquid Elixir have been recalled over a packaging problem.

Benadryl Liquid Elixir incorporates the ingredient diphenhydramine, an antihistamine that is utilized in some allergy and sleep medicines. The ingredient might be dangerous in massive quantities, particularly for youngsters.

Due to this, the Poison Prevention Packaging Act requires that remedy containing diphenhydramine be secured in child-resistant packaging.

The recalled bottles weren’t child-resistant, which posed a danger to kids.

The CPSC recall announcement famous that solely the bottles have been recalled, not the remedy itself, although each must be thrown away.

In response to the CPSC announcement, anybody who has the 100-milliliter bottles of Benadryl Liquid Elixir at house ought to instantly safe them out of attain from kids and get in touch with Arsell for a full refund.

Though solely the bottles are affected by the recall, each the bottles and drugs must be thrown away.

To obtain the refund, customers should submit their Amazon.com order quantity and a photograph displaying they disposed of the recalled Benadryl to recall@arsellsupport.com.