CPSC, Private Formulations Inc. Announce Revco Brand Pain Reliever Recall
CPSC recall 95082. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Poisoning
CPSC recall 95082 has the recall date 15 Feb 1995. The notice names the firm Revco. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Poisoning. CPSC gives the product type Medication.
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| Description | February 15, 1995 Release # 95-082 WASHINGTON, DC - CPSC, Private Formulations, Inc., the manufacturer of Revco Brand Pain Reliever and Revco D. S. Inc., of Twinsburg, Ohio, are voluntarily recalling approximately 7,000 bottles of Revco Brand Pain Reliever. The pills, which contain 500 milligrams of the painkiller acetaminophen and are sold in bottles of 500 caplets, were not packaged in child-resistant containers as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act.Private Formulations, Inc., Revco D. S. Inc. and CPSC are not aware of any poisoning incidents involving these caplets. While the medication itself is not contaminated, the lack of child-resistant packaging means that a child could easily open the package and accidentally swallow the pills. The ingestion of as little as 150 milligrams/kilogram or four caplets of this painkiller has been associated with liver damage in children under five years of age.The product was sold to consumers through Revco Drug Stores in Georgia, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia between November 1, 1994, and November 10, 1994, for about $11 per bottle.Revco is… |
| Product | Medication |
| Product | Revco Brand Pain Reliever pills |
| Manufacturer | Revco |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1995: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1995
- 128
- Recalls of 1995 with one of the same hazards
- 5%
- Recalls of 1995 in the category Medication
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Revco
- 4
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| 22 Nov 1995 | CPSC, Revco Products Announce Carbon Monoxide Detector Recall |
| 3 Jan 1990 | Christmas Lights Recalled For Potential Shock Hazard |
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 95082. https://recallregister.com/product/5642-cpsc-private-formulations-inc-announce-revco-brand-pain-reliever-recal/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 95082 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 95082 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Revco?
- 4 CPSC recalls on this register name Revco. This recall is 1 of them.