Food recall

The Procter & Gamble Company recall: Vicks Children's Botanicals Liquid Daytime/Nighttime Combo Pack 4oz plastic bottles

The Procter & Gamble Company, of Cincinnati, OH, recalled Vicks Children's Botanicals Liquid Daytime/Nighttime Combo Pack 4oz plastic bottles and 4 other products. The FDA's reason: “Acidified/Low Acid dietary supplement with no approved process.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 12, 2022, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 10, 2022. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed August 15, 2024

The recall

Company
The Procter & Gamble Company (Cincinnati, OH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Acidified/Low Acid dietary supplement with no approved process.”
Where it was sold
Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
90615

The 5 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1533-2022 Class II

    Vicks Children's Botanicals Liquid Daytime/Nighttime Combo Pack 4oz plastic bottles

    Codes: Batch Numbers: 0240C60405, 0314C60402, 11664334R1, 11664334R2, 11664334R3, 11664334R4, 11664334R5, 11664334E1, 12164334E1, 12164334E2, 12164334Y1, 12164334Y2, 12164334Y3, 12164334Y4, 12164334Y5, 12164334Y6, 12184334E1, 12184334E2, 12184334E3, 12184334E4, 12184334Y1, 12184334Y2, 12184334Y3, 12184334Y4, 12374334D1, 12374334D2, 12374334E0, 12374334E1, 12374334E2, 12374334E3, 12374334E4, 12374334E5, 12374334E6, 12374334E7, 12374334E8, 12374334E9, 12374334EA, 12374334Y1, 12374334Y2, 13214334D1, 13214334D2, 13214334J1, 13214334K0, 13214334K1, 13214334K2, 13214334K3, 13214334K4, 13214334K5, 13214334K6, 13214334K7, 13214334K8, 13214334K9, 13214334P1, 13214334P2, 13624334S1, 20124334E1, 20124334E2, 20124334E3, 20124334K1, 20124334K2, 20124334K3, 20124334K4, 20384334E1, 20384334E2, 20384334E3 Lot Numbers: 0240C60405, 0314C60402, 11664334R1, 11664334R2, 11664334R3, 11664334R4, 11664334R5, 11664334E1, 12164334E1, 12164334E2, 12164334Y1, 12164334Y2, 12164334Y3, 12164334Y4, 12164334Y5,...

    Quantity: 82,433 cases

  • F-1534-2022 Class II

    Vicks Children's Botanicals Liquid Daytime 4oz plastic bottle

    Codes: Batch Numbers: 0240C60402, 0279C60401, 1176C60401, 1216C60403, 1237C60402, 1321C60404, 2012C60401, 2012C60402, 2012C60403, 2110C60401 Lot Numbers: 0240C60402, 0279C60401, 1176C60401, 1216C60403, 1237C60402, 1321C60404, 2012C60401, 2012C60402, 2012C60403, 2110C60401 Product Number: 80338363 Item UPC: 323900041059 Case UPC: 10323900041056 Expiration Dates: 0240C60402 07/31/2022, 0279C60401 09/30/2022 , 1176C60401 05/31/2023, 1216C60403 07/31/2023, 1237C60402 07/31/2023, 1321C60404 10/31/2023, 2012C60401 12/31/2023, 2012C60402 12/31/2023, 2012C60403 12/31/2023, 2110C60401 03/31/2024

    Quantity: 34,526 cases

  • F-1535-2022 Class II

    Vicks Children's Botanicals Liquid Nighttime 4oz plastic bottle

    Codes: Batch Numbers: 0240C60404, 1166C60401, 1218C60401, 1237C60401, 1321C60401,1321C60402, 1321C604Q1, 2038C60401, 2152C60401 , 2153C60401 Lot Numbers: 0240C60404, 1166C60401, 1218C60401, 1237C60401, 1321C60401, 1321C60402, 1321C604Q1, 2038C60401, 2152C60401, 2153C60401 Product Number: 80338364 Item UPC: 323900041066 Case UPC: 10323900041063 Expiration Dates: 0240C60404 07/31/2022, 1166C60401 05/31/2023, 1218C60401 07/31/2023, 1237C60401 07/31/2023, 1321C60401 10/31/2023, 1321C60402 10/31/2023, 1321C604Q1 10/31/2023, 2038C60401 01/31/2024, 2152C60401 05/31/2024, 2153C60401 05/31/2024

    Quantity: 18,490 cases

  • F-1536-2022 Class II

    Vicks ZzzQuil Liquid Melatonin Syrup Pediatric 8oz plastic bottle sold as single and twin pack

    Codes: Batch Numbers: 10334334W1, 10334334W2, 11164334Y1, 11234334Y1, 11454334E1, 11454334E2, 11454334Y1, 11454334Y2, 12034334D1, 12164334C1, 12164334C2, 12164334D1, 13014334D1, 13014334D2, 13124334P1, 20074334K1, 20754334K1, 20754334T1, 20754334T2, 10824334R1, 10824334R2, 10894334F1, 11234334R1, 11454334R1, 11454334R2, 12164334N1, 12164334N2, 12164334N3, 12164334N4, 12164334N5, 12164334S1, 12354334N1, 13014334N1, 13124334N1, 13414334S1, 20074334S1, 20134334S1, 20134334S2, 20754334S1, 1033C60401, 1082C60402, 1116C60408, 1116C60409, 1123C60401, 1145C060401, 1145C60402, 1145C60403, 1203C60401, 1216C60401, 1216C60402, 1235C60401, 1301C60401, 1301C60402, 1312C60403, 1312C60404, 1341C60401, 2007C60404, 2013C60402, 2075C60401, 2075C60402, 2124C60401, 2124C60402, 2124C60403. 2124C60404, 2138C60401, 1033C60401, 1082C60402, 1116C60408, 1116C60409, 1123C60401, 1145C060401, 1145C60402, 1145C60403, 1203C60401, 1216C60401, 1216C60402, 1235C60401, 1301C60401, 1301C60402, 1301C60402, 1312C60403,...

    Quantity: 60,778 cases

  • F-1537-2022 Class II

    Vicks ZzzQuil Liquid Melatonin Syrup Adult 8oz plastic bottle sold as single and twin pack

    Codes: Batch Numbers: 10324334R1, 10324334R2, 10324334R3, 10324334R4, 10324334R5, 10324334R6,10534334R1, 10534334R2, 10564334R1, 10564334R2, 10764334R1, 11234334R1, 11234334R2, 11244334R1, 12164334N1, 12164334N2, 12864334N1, 20074334N1, 20074334S1, 20134334N1, 20134334N2, 1032C60401, 1032C60402, 1032C60403, 1053C60401, 1053C60402, 1056C60401, 1056C60402, 1076C60401, 1076C60402, 1076C60403, 1116C60410, 1123C60402, 1123C60404, 1124C60401, 1147C60401, 1216C60404, 1217C60401, 1235C60402, 1251C60403, 1251C60404, 1286C60402, 1286C60403, 1286C60404, 1286C60405, 1301C60403, 2007C60402, 2007C60403, 2007C6041, 2013C60401, 2035C60401, 2035C60402, 2080C60401, 2091C60401, 2096C60401 Lot Numbers: 10324334R1, 10324334R2, 10324334R3, 10324334R4, 10324334R5, 10324334R6, 10534334R1, 10534334R2, 10564334R1, 10564334R2, 10764334R1, 11234334R1, 11234334R2, 11244334R1, 12164334N1, 12164334N2, 12864334N1, 20074334N1, 20074334S1, 20134334N1,, 20134334N2, 1032C60401, 1032C60402, 1032C60403, 1053C60401, 1053C60402,...

    Quantity: 90,522 cases

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of August 10, 2022.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.