Drug Enforcement D-846-2013

Defective container: products are packaged in pouches which may not have been fully sealed

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class II

Report Date

August 14, 2013

Termination Date

November 4, 2014

Product Information

Product description
Parsel Plus (reference US product: Excedrin Tension Headache) (Acetaminophen 500 mg and Caffeine 65 mg), packaged in 2-count pouches, Distributed by Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., USA and Novartis Consumer Health S.A., Brazil, for Novartis de Venezuela. The foreign packaging do not have NDC number This product was only distributed to Novartis Brazil by the recalling firm
Product quantity
472,000 pouches
Reason for recall
Defective container: products are packaged in pouches which may not have been fully sealed
Recall initiation reason
Initial firm notification
Letter
Distribution pattern
Nationwide, Puerto Rico, Brazil and Panama

Location & Firm

Recalling firm
Novartis Consumer Health
Address
10401 Hwy 6, N/A

United States
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Status date

Codes & Dates

Recall number
D-846-2013
Event ID
65422
Recall initiation date
June 6, 2013
Center classification date
August 6, 2013
Code info
Lot # 10121996, Exp 7/13
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