Drug Recall: Tums Peppermint Antacid Tablets

Drug Recall: Tums Peppermint Regular Strength Antacid Tablets [Canada]

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Canada FlagCanada/Ottawa: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare ULC, a Mississauga, Ontario establishment, recalls certain batch/lots of Tums branded Peppermint Regular Strength Antacid Tablets from the Canadian marketplace due to unidentified Foreign Matter contamination and consequential risks of choking, oral injury, internal ingestion, GI tract laceration damage, bowel obstruction and sepsis, all serious health and safety hazards requiring immediate medical intervention to minimize pain and suffering as well as prevent life-altering injury or death.

HCSC: https://bit.ly/3P3k033

Direct link: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/tums-peppermint-regular-strength-tablets-foreign-matter

Additional information:
Health Canada/Santé Canada (“HCSC”) reports the following Antacid Tablets are subject to this recall:

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TUMS Assorted Berries Tablets Recall [Canada]

TUMS Assorted Berries Extra Strength Tablets Recall [Canada]

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Canada FlagCanada/Ottawa: GSK Consumer Healthcare ULC, a Mississauga, Ontario and Laval, Quebec establishment, recalls certain batch/lots of TUMS Assorted Berries Extra Strength Tablets from the Canadian marketplace due to suspected to Metal Fragment contamination and consequential risks of choking, oral injury, internal ingestion, GI tract laceration damage and bowel obstruction, all serious health and safety hazards requiring immediate medical intervention to minimize pain and suffering as well as prevent life-changing injury.

HCSC: http://ht.ly/AGoC30rZCNk

Direct link: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/two-lots-tums-assorted-berries-extra-strength-tablets-recalled-because-they-may

Additional information:
Health Canada/Santé Canada (“HCSC”) reports the following Antacid Medications are are subject to this recall:

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