Urgent Recall: Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen Carry Poisoning Risk

ACROSS AMERICA — Check your medicine cabinets. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has added four new recall notices for various brands of aspirin, ibuprofen and acetaminophen.

The problem in all four recalls is with the packaging, which is not child-resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. They pose a poisoning risk to children who can easily get into them and swallow the pills, gelcaps or capsules inside.

Two Kroger-brand pain relievers are recalled — 300-count bottles of aspirin and 160-count bottles of ibuprofen.

Check the 81-mg low-dose aspirin, sold in bottles with a green and yellow label, for:

• UPC: 0004126001295
• Lot numbers: A077J, F032H, F035H, J011H, K031H

Check bottles of ibuprofen 200-mg pain reliever and fever reducer, sold in a bottle with a blue and white label, for:

• UPC: 0004126001298
• Lot numbers: FH1163, C11044, C11047, C11064, C11065, C11079, C11084

The products were distributed to dozens of stores within the Kroger brand. For a complete list, go to the Kroger recall page on the Consumer Product Safety Commission website.

Kroger Arthritis Pain Acetaminophen sold nationwide in 225-count bottles from December 2021 to March 2022 was also recalled because the packaging didn’t meet regulatory standards, the agency said.

Check the bottles with a red and white label for:

• UPC: 0004126001284
• Lot numbers: P2100890, P2100891, P2100992 (each with expiration date Aug-2023) and P2101010 (with expiration date Apr-2023)

Also recalled was Walgreens Pain Reliever Acetaminophen, sold nationwide in 150-count bottles. Check the red and white label for:

• UPC: 311917218090
• Lot numbers: P2100627, P2100671, P2100672, P2100689 P2100747, P2100859 (each with expiration date Nov-2022) and P2200050 (with expiration date Jan-2023).

Finally, check the red, white and gray labels of 100-count bottles of Kroger Acetaminophen for:

• UPC: 0004126001287
• Batch codes: AC45463, AC38213 or AC30682.

The companies behind the recalls ask that consumers either dispose of the products or return them for a full refund. Consumers who have purchased any of the affected pain relievers can still use them if they don’t have young children or take precautions to store them where they can’t find them.