Solgar Company, Inc. Recalls Improperly Packaged Iron Products That Could Cause Serious Illness
CPSC recall 93101. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Poisoning
CPSC recall 93101 has the recall date 17 Aug 1993. The notice names the firm Solgar. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Poisoning.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | August 17, 1993 Release # 93-101 PRODUCT: Five iron-containing dietary supplement products manufactured and sold by Solgar Company, Inc. The products are: "Natural Amino Acid Chelated Iron," "Gentle Iron Vegicaps," "Hematinic Formula," "Prenatal Nutrients," and "Trace Elements." Approximately 17,500 bottles of the recalled products were sold in brown glass bottles with yellow screw-on caps between January 1, 1993 and mid-April 1993. The products were sold in health food and nutrition stores nationwide. PROBLEM: The products were not put in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Even though the firm and CPSC know of no poisoning incidents due to the Solgar brand iron tablets and capsules, CPSC is aware of many ingestions and at least 11 deaths in 1991 from other iron-containing products. WHAT TO DO: Consumers with any of the recalled products should immediately return the unused portion of the bottles to the stores where purchased or return the product to Solgar Co., Inc. 410 Ocean Avenue, Lynbrook, NY 11563, Attention: Recall, for a complete refund of the purchase price plus postage. WASHINGTON, DC --- CPSC, Solgar Company, Inc. of Lynbrook,… |
| Product | Gentle Iron Vegicaps iron-containing dietary supplement products |
| Product | Hematinic Formula iron-containing dietary supplement products |
| Product | Natural Amino Acid Chelated Iron iron-containing dietary supplements |
| Product | Prenatal Nutrients iron-containing dietary supplement products |
| Product | Trace Elements iron-containing dietary supplement products, Vitamins & Supplements |
| Manufacturer | Solgar |
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- not givenMedian of 1993: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1993
- 75
- Recalls of 1993 with one of the same hazards
- 3%
- Recalls on the register that name Solgar
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 93101. https://recallregister.com/product/5459-solgar-company-inc-recalls-improperly-packaged-iron-products-that-coul/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
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- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 93101 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 93101 has no incident or injury text.