Nearly 9,000 Boxes of Cold and Flu Medicine Were Just Recalled by a Major Retailer

Nearly 9,000 Boxes of Cold and Flu Medicine Were Just Recalled by a Major Retailer

Many Costco members may know this as the season to enter the store slowly and browse the health and wellness displays that are positioned immediately upon entry. But if you’ve stocked up on Costco’s version of Dayquil and Nyquil, note their house brand of cold and flu capsules are being pulled from shelves due to what national experts have determined is substandard quality.

On Thursday, December 12, a report was released that on November 14, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a recall on 8,640 boxes of Kirkland Severe Cold & Flu Plus Congestion, sold nationwide at Costco stores near the pharmacy section. Wording on the packaging reads: Compare to Vicks Dayquil & Nyquil Vapocool Severe Cold & Flu Congestion. The market analytics group YouGov ranks Nyquil as the number-seven most popular medicine on the market. Costco’s 84-dose package appears to retail for $15.99 US.

The FDA reports this Kirkland Signature cold and flu medicine recall is due to “CGMP deviations.” This means that the product was out of accordance with a set of quality control regulations known as Current Good Manufacturing Practices. Though the notice states that the “released product should have been rejected,” it does not specify which specific quality measures it failed to meet.

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Earlier this week, on December 9, the incident was designated a Class II recall in the FDA’s three-tier system that indicates the level of risk for consumers. This means the FDA calls this “a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”

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